Tag: Family Friday

Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 4 - Alcalus (5), Cornufer (42), Platymantis (45), Liurana(4)Number of Species: 96 Ceratobatrachidae is a family of frogs that used to be part of the Ranidae family but scientists moved them over to their own family. They are found in the Pacific. Alcalus is referred to as the Alcala’s dwarf mountain… Continue reading Ceratobatrachidae

Suborder: MesobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 9 - Atympanophrys, Brachytarsophrys, Leptobrachella, Leptobrachium, Megophrys, Ophryophryne, Oreolalax, Scutiger, and XenophrysNumber of Species: 224 Megophyridae is a frog family from South East Asia. They are named the leaf litter frogs because many of them resemble dead leaves on the ground. They have a wide range of shapes and sizes. Brachytarsophrys genus… Continue reading Megophryidae – Leaf Litter Frogs

Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 6 - Cryptobatrachus, Cryptobatrachus, Fritziana, Gastrotheca, Hemiphractus, StefaniaNumber of Species: 108 Hemiphractidae is a family of frogs from South America and Central America. Most of the frogs of the family carry their eggs on their back so they are known as the Marsupial frogs. The genus Cryptobatrachus is known as the… Continue reading Hemiphractidae

Suborder: MesobatrachiaGenera: 1 - PelodytesSpecies: 5 Pelodytidae, the Parsley Frog family is a small family of frogs made up of only one genus. It is named the Parsley frogs because of how the coloration of the frog's skin looks like parsley. They are found in Europe and Caucasus. There was originally only 3 species of… Continue reading Pelodytidae – Parsley Frog Family

Suborder: ArchaeobatrachiaGenera: 3 - Latonia, Alytes, and DiscoglossusSpecies: 11 Alytidae is a family of frogs that contain Midwife toads and Painted frogs. The genera Latonia and Discoglossus are referred to as the Painted Frogs while the genus Alytes is referred to as the Midwife toad.  The family is mostly found in Europe but there are a few… Continue reading Alytidae -Midwife Toad and Painted Frog Family

Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 2 - Calyptocephalella and TelmatobufoNumber Species: 5 All the frogs in the family are located in Chile. They are all at least listed as threatened with extinction. Telmatobufo are often called the false toads because they have parotid glands sticking out like a toad. They used to be in the family Lepotdacylidae.… Continue reading Calyptocephalellidae

Suborder:NeobatrachiaSubfamilies: 2 - Dicroglossinae (184) and Occidozyginae (15)Genera: 15Dicroglossinae: Allopaa (2), Chrysopaa (1), Euphlyctis (8), Fejervarya (49), Hoplobatrachus (5), Limnonectes (68), Nannophrys (4), Nanorana (29), Ombrana (1), Quasipaa (10), Sphaerotheca (7)Occidozyginae: Ingerana (3) and Occidozyga (12)Number of Species: 200 Dicroglossidae or the Forked Tongued Family is a family of frogs from Asia and Africa. The… Continue reading Dicroglossidae – Forked Tongued Family

Suborder: NeobatrachiaGenera: 15 - Adenomera, Crossodactylodes (5), Edalorhina (2), Engystomops (9), Eupemphix (1), Hydrolaetare, Leptodactylus (77), Lithodytes (1), Paratelmatobius (7), Physalaemus (46), Pleurodema, Pseudopaludicola (22), Rupirana (1), Scythrophrys (1), and Somuncuria (1)Number of Species: 209 Leptodactylidae or the Southern Frogs are found in Central and South America. They live in the water, on land, and… Continue reading Leptodactylidae – Southern Frogs