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List Of Amphibian Genera
List of amphibian genera lists the vertebrate class of amphibians by genus, spanning two superorders. Superorder Batrachia Order Anura Frogs Suborder Archaeobatrachia * Family Alytidae - sometimes called Discoglossidae ** Genus '' Alytes'' - Midwife toad ** Genus ''Discoglossus'' ** Genus '' Latonia'' * Family Ascaphidae ** Genus ''Ascaphus'' - Tailed frog * Family Bombinatoridae ** Genus ''Barbourula'' ** Genus '' Bombina'' - Fire-bellied toad * Family Leiopelmatidae ** Genus '' Leiopelma'' Suborder Mesobatrachia * Family Megophryidae ** Genus '' Borneophrys'' ** Genus ''Brachytarsophrys'' - Karin Hills frog ** Genus '' Leptobrachella'' ** Genus '' Leptobrachium'' - Eastern spadefoot toad ** Genus '' Leptolalax'' ** Genus ''Megophrys'' ** Genus ''Ophryophryne'' ** Genus ''Oreolalax'' ** Genus '' Scutiger'' * Family Pelobatidae ** Genus '' Pelobates'' - European spadefoot toad * Family Pelodytidae ** Genus '' Pelodytes'' - Parsley frog * Family Pipidae ** Genus '' Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vertebrate
Vertebrates () comprise all animal taxa within the subphylum Vertebrata () ( chordates with backbones), including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, with currently about 69,963 species described. Vertebrates comprise such groups as the following: * jawless fish, which include hagfish and lampreys * jawed vertebrates, which include: ** cartilaginous fish (sharks, rays, and ratfish) ** bony vertebrates, which include: *** ray-fins (the majority of living bony fish) *** lobe-fins, which include: **** coelacanths and lungfish **** tetrapods (limbed vertebrates) Extant vertebrates range in size from the frog species ''Paedophryne amauensis'', at as little as , to the blue whale, at up to . Vertebrates make up less than five percent of all described animal species; the rest are invertebrates, which lack vertebral columns. The vertebrates traditionally include the hagfish, which do no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megophryidae
Megophryidae, commonly known as goose frogs, is a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalayan foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to the Philippines. Fossil remains are also known from North America. it encompasses 246 species of frogs divided between five genera. For lack of a better vernacular name, they are commonly called megophryids. Morphology The megophryids are notable for their camouflage, especially those that live in forests, which often look like dead leaves. The camouflage is accurate to the point of some having skin folds that look like leaf veins, and at least one species, the long-nosed horned frog (''Megophrys montana'') has sharp projections extending past the eye and nose, which disguise the frog shape. Megophryids range in size from in length. The adults' tongues are noticeably paddle-shaped. Their tadpoles can be found in a variety of waters, but e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Dwarf Frog
The African dwarf frog is a genus of aquatic frog native to parts of Equatorial Africa. It is common in the pet trade and is often mistaken for the African clawed frog, a similar-looking frog in the same family. African dwarf frogs (''Hymenochirus'') are also known as dwarf clawed frogs. Their common name is obtained from their place of origin and the claws on their hind legs. Distribution African dwarf frogs occur in forested parts of equatorial Africa, from Nigeria and Cameroon in the north, and south through Gabon and east throughout the Congo River Basin. Species There are four species: * Zaire dwarf clawed frog, '' Hymenochirus boettgeri'' Tornier, 1896 * Eastern dwarf clawed frog, '' Hymenochirus boulengeri'' De Witte, 1930 * Western dwarf clawed frog, '' Hymenochirus curtipes'' Noble, 1924 * Gaboon dwarf clawed frog, '' Hymenochirus feae'' Boulenger, 1906 Description African dwarf frogs live their entire lives underwater, but need to rise to the surface to breathe air as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipidae
The Pipidae are a family of primitive, tongueless frogs. The 41 species in the family Pipidae are found in tropical South America (genus ''Pipa'') and sub-Saharan Africa (the three other genera). Description Pipid frogs are highly aquatic and have numerous morphological modifications befitting their habitat. For example, the feet are completely webbed, the body is flattened, and a lateral line system is present in adults. In addition, pipids possess highly modified ears for producing and receiving sound under water. They lack a tongue or vocal cords, instead having bony rods in the larynx that help produce sound. They range from in body length. Taxonomy Family Pipidae * '' Hymenochirus'' - dwarf clawed frogs (4 species) * ''Pipa'' - Surinam toads (7 species) * '' Pseudhymenochirus'' - Merlin's dwarf gray frog or Merlin's clawed frog (1 species) * ''Xenopus'' - clawed frogs (29 species)Evans et al., 2015 ** Subgenus ''( Silurana)'' - common clawed frogs ** Subgenus ''(X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parsley Frog
The parsley frogs or Pelodytidae are a family of order Anura. The family consists of a single genus, ''Pelodytes'', which contains five species. These frogs can be found in south-western Europe and the Caucasus. The common name of "parsley frogs" comes from the common parsley frog which, because of its colouring, appears to be garnished with parsley. Parsley frogs are typical-looking frogs closely related to European spadefoot toads and megophryids, but differ largely in appearance. Their cryptic colouring is not as strong as in many megophryids, but they are still quite well-camouflaged, usually being green or brown. Unlike the European spadefoot toads, they lack hardened protrusions on their feet, although they are still fossorial, and are generally slender. The parsley frogs are small, smooth-skinned frogs, reaching a length of . They are one of the few families of frogs which contain more known extinct species and genera (two or three) than extant species. Although n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Spadefoot Toad
The European spadefoot toads are a family of frogs, the Pelobatidae, with only one extant genus ''Pelobates'', containing six species. They are native to Europe, the Mediterranean, northwestern Africa, and western Asia. Description The European spadefoot toad grows up to in length and is often inconspicuously coloured. They have squat bodies with smooth skin and eyes with vertical pupils. They are predominantly fossorial (burrowing) frogs, which dig into sandy soils. Pelobatidae frogs burrow backwards and they spend much of their time in the ground. They prefer open areas with loose soil as opposed to dense compact soil to facilitate the burrowing and have hardened protrusions on their feet to aid in digging, which is the source of the common name. They emerge from the ground during periods of rain and breed in pools, which are usually temporary. All of the species from this family have free-living, aquatic tadpoles. The eggs are laid in temporary ponds that may quickly evapo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scutiger (frog)
''Scutiger'' is a genus of toads in the family Megophryidae. Common name lazy toads has been coined for them. They occur in China, Burma, Nepal, and northern India in high-altitude habitats. Most are endemic to China. Evolution A 2017 molecular phylogenetic study found that ''Scutiger'' originated in Paleo-Tibet during the Oligocene. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Scutiger'': * '' Scutiger adungensis'' Dubois, 1979 – Adung lazy toad * '' Scutiger bhutanensis'' Delorme and Dubois, 2001 * '' Scutiger boulengeri'' (Bedriaga, 1898) – Boulenger's lazy toad, Xizang alpine toad, Himalayan stream frog * '' Scutiger brevipes'' (Liu, 1950) * '' Scutiger chintingensis'' Liu and Hu, 1960 – Chinting lazy toad, Chinting alpine toad * '' Scutiger ghunsa'' Khatiwada, Shu, Subedi, Wang, Ohler, Cannatella, Xie, and Jiang, 2019 – Ghunsa high altitude toad * '' Scutiger glandulatus'' (Liu, 1950) – Hopachai lazy toad, chest gland cat-eyed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oreolalax
''Oreolalax'' is a genus of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. They are mostly endemic to southwestern China, with one species in northern Vietnam ('' Oreolalax sterlingae''), and possibly extending into adjacent Laos. There is also a population in Arunachal Pradesh (Northeast India) that has not yet been assigned to a species, although it might rather be a '' Scutiger''. Species The genus contains the following 19 species: Endemic ranges Many ''Oreolalax'' species are endemic to highly restricted geographical areas in the Eastern Himalayas, especially in Sichuan, China. The ranges often overlap with those of '' Scutiger'' species. *Yunnan, China ** ''Oreolalax granulosus'': Ailao Mountains, Jingdong County, Yunnan ** ''Oreolalax jingdongensis'': Ailao Mountains, Jingdong County, Yunnan *Sichuan, China ** '' Oreolalax nanjiangensis'': Mount Guangwu (光雾山), Nanjiang County, Sichuan ** '' Oreolalax chuanbeiensis'': Pingwu County and Mao County, Sichuan ** ''Oreolalax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophryophryne
''Ophryophryne'' is a genus of amphibian in the family Megophryidae from Southeast Asia. They are sometimes known as mountain toads. Species The genus contains the following six species: * '' Ophrophryne elfina'' * ''Ophryophryne gerti'' Ohler, 2003 * ''Ophryophryne hansi'' Ohler, 2003 * ''Ophryophryne microstoma'' Boulenger, 1903 * ''Ophryophryne pachyproctus'' Kou, 1985 * ''Ophryophryne synoria ''Ophryophryne synoria'' is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is only known from its type locality in eastern Cambodia (Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri Province) and from southern Vietnam ( Bình Phước and Đồng Na ...'' Stuart, Sok, and Neang, 2006 References Amphibians of Asia Amphibian genera Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Megophryidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megophrys
''Megophrys'' is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. They are endemic to Indonesia, where they are found on the islands of Java and Sumatra. They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Indonesian horned toads. This group was thought to contain many more species and have a much wider distribution prior to recent taxonomic revisions. Taxonomy The following species are recognised in the genus ''Megophrys'': * '' Megophrys acehensis'' * '' Megophrys lancip'' * '' Megophrys montana'' * '' Megophrys parallela'' * '' Megophrys selatanensis'' Additionally, two species are temporarily named as ''Megophrys'', pending a determination of their correct genus placement. * "''Megophrys''" ''dringi'' * "''Megophrys''" ''feii'' ''Megophrys'' formerly contained over a hundred species, but significant taxonomic revisions have led to the vast majority of these species being moved to other genera, such as ''Xenophrys'', ''Boulenophrys'', ''Atympanophrys'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptolalax
''Leptolalax'' is a genus of frogs ( order Anura) in the family Megophryidae. They are sometimes known as Asian toads, metacarpal-tubercled toads, or slender litter frogs, although many species-specific common names do not follow these conventions, and many species do not have common names. They are widely distributed in southeastern and eastern Asia, from southern China and northeastern India to the Malay Peninsula and Borneo. ''Leptolalax'' are typically small and have a cryptic colour pattern and no obvious morphological characters useful in systematic studies. Consequently, both molecular genetic analyses and analysis of advertisement calls by male frogs have been important in identifying new species. Two subgenera are recognized: ''Leptolalax'' and ''Lalos'' (the latter was first named as ''Lalax'', but the name was already occupied). ''Lalos'' has a more northern distribution and only includes species from the continental Asia, whereas ''Leptolalax'' includes all the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Spadefoot Toad
Eastern spadefoot toads (''Leptobrachium'', also known as large-eyed litter frogs) comprise a genus of the family Megophryidae in the order Anura, and are found in southern China, northeast India, southeast Asia, and islands of the Sunda Shelf as well as the Philippines. They are characterized by a stocky body with slender, short hindlimbs. In identifying species, iris colour is a valuable diagnostic morphological characteristic (see '' Leptobrachium bompu'' for an example of a blue-eyed species); the iris has uniform colour in some species, whereas in other species the upper half is coloured and the lower half is dark. The sister taxon of ''Leptobrachium'' is a clade that includes '' Scutiger'' and ''Oreolalax''. Subgenera Two subgenera, ''Leptobrachium'' and ''Vibrissaphora'', are recognized; the latter was originally described as a genus, with '' Vibrissaphora boringii'' as the type species. These subgenera (or genera) were originally separated by presence (in ''Vibrissaph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
