Tag: Family Friday

Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 3 - Hildebrandtia, Lanzarana, PtychadenaNumber of Species: 53 Ptychadenidae is a family of frogs from Sub-Saharan Africa. The family used to be part of Ranidae - the True Frog family but was changed to it's own family. The genus Hildebrandtia is named the Hildebrandt's burrowing frog or Ornate Frogs. The genus… Continue reading Ptychadenidae – Grassland Frogs

Genera:1 - DicamptodonNumber of Species: 4 The family Dicamptodontidae is nicknamed the Pacific Giant Salamanders after the fact that they are large salamanders, but not as big as the members of the family Cryptobranchidae such as the Hellbender or the Chinese Giant Salamander.  But, the Pacific Giant Salamanders are some of the largest terrestrial salamanders… Continue reading Dicamptodontidae – Pacific Giant Salamanders

Genera: 1 - ChikilaSpecies: 4 Chikilidae is known as the Indian Caecilians because the species are dun dun dun... found in India but they are probably found in the surrounding countries as well. The family is relatively new, only being formed in 2012. The members of the family are kinda small, only reaching 4 inches… Continue reading Chikilidae – Indian Caecilians

Genera: 1 - AmbystomaNumber of Species: 32 Ambystomatidae is found in North America from southern Canada to Mexico. The family is nicknamed the Mole Salamanders because most of the members of the family live underground. Some of the members of the family are neotenic, where they retain larval traits like gills, which means they have… Continue reading Ambystomatidae – Mole Salamanders

photo of a 3 toed Amphiuma by opencage Genus: 1 - AmphiumaSpecies: 3 - Two toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means), One toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter), and Three toad Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum) Amphiumas are large eel-like salamanders. They still have all four legs but they are heavily reduced. Amphiumas do not have gills which can help tell… Continue reading Amphiumidae

Photo by Luke Verburgt Suborder: Neobatrachia Number of Genera: 2 - Hadromophryne (1) and Heleophryne (5)Number of Species: 6 Heleophyrynidae is a small family of frogs nicked named the Ghost Frogs. The nickname comes from the fact that they are found in Skeleton Groge. They are found in the southern part of Africa. Natal ghost frog… Continue reading Heleophrynidae – Ghost Frog Family

Genera: 2 - Cryptobranchus (1) and Andrias (2)Species: 3 Cryptobranchidae is named the Giant Salamander family because it contains the three largest living salamanders. All three of the species are in danger of becoming extinct. These salamanders have gill slits which is unique but they still also have lungs. They also don't have eye lids.… Continue reading Cryptobranchidae – Giant Salamanders

Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 1 - HemisusNumber of Species: 9 Hemisotidae is the Shovelnose Frog family. They are found in sub-Saharan Africa in tropical and sub-tropical areas.  The members of the family are adept at burrowing, they have strong hind limbs and fore limbs and a pointed snout. They burrow head first instead of butt… Continue reading Hemisotidae – Shovelnose Frog Family