Yaksha perettii

Yaksha perettii Temporal range: Early Cenomanian 99 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Holotype skull of Yaksha perettii, dark grey represents preserved soft tissue
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	†Allocaudata
Family:	†Albanerpetontidae
Genus:	†Yaksha Daza et al, 2020
Species:	†Y. perettii
Binomial name
†Yaksha perettii Daza et al, 2020

Yaksha perettii is an extinct species of albanerpetontid amphibian, and the only species in the genus Yaksha. It is known from three specimens found in Cenomanian aged Burmese amber from Myanmar. The remains of Yaksha perettii are the best preserved of all albanerpetontids, which usually consist of isolated fragments or crushed flat, and have provided significant insights in the morphology and lifestyle of the group.