Nabia civiscientrix

Nabia civiscientrix
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Allocaudata
Family: Albanerpetontidae
Genus: Nabia
Species:
N. civiscientrix
Binomial name
Nabia civiscientrix
Guillaume et al., 2026

Nabia is an extinct monotypic genus of albanerpetontid lissamphibian that lived in Portugal during Late Jurassic epoch. Its remains have been found in Alcobaça Formation and the Lourinhã Formation. The generic name Nabia derives from Nabia, a goddess of rivers in Lusitanian mythology. The specific epithet of the type species, Nabia civiscientrix, translates to 'she who practices citizen science' referencing "Citizen Science project MicroSaurus, through which most of the specimens were found".[1]

References

  1. ^ Guillaume, Alexandre R. D.; Evans, Susan E.; Jones, Marc E. H.; Puértolas-Pascual, Eduardo; Moreno-Azanza, Miguel (2 January 2026). "New albanerpetontid species (Lissamphibia) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 24 (1). doi:10.1080/14772019.2025.2580623. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.