The Microhylinae are a subfamily of microhylid

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

s. It contains 9 genera. Phylogenetic studies have estimated the family Microhylidae to be about 52 million years old.

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Microhylinae: * ''

Glyphoglossus ''Glyphoglossus'' is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. The genus occurs in Southeastern Asia. Common name balloon frogs has been coined for it, whereas the common name squat frogs refers to the ''Calluella'' species that are now includ ...

'' Günther, 1869 * ''

Kaloula ''Kaloula'' is a genus of microhylid frogs found in southern and eastern Asia. They are sometimes known as the Asian narrowmouth toads. Species The genus currently has at least 19 species. Some sources also recognize ''Kaloula macrocephala'' Bo ...

'' Gray, 1831 * ''

Metaphrynella ''Metaphrynella'' is a small genus of microhylid frogs from the southern Malay Peninsula and Borneo. They are sometimes known as the Borneo treefrogs or tree hole frogs. The common name refers to the microhabitat of these frogs: males call from ...

'' Parker, 1934 * ''

Microhyla ''Microhyla'', commonly known as the rice frogs or narrow-mouthed frogs, is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It consists of 42 species of diminutive frogs. Members of this genus are widespread from Ryukyu Is. in Japan, and throughout ...

'' Tschudi, 1838 * ''

Micryletta ''Micryletta'' is a genus of microhylid frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tai ...

'' Dubois, 1987 * ''

Mysticellus Franky's narrow-mouthed frog (''Mysticellus franki'') is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Mysticellus'', the mysterious narrow-mouthed frogs. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of Indi ...

'' Sonali & Biju, 2019 *''

Nanohyla ''Nanohyla'' is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. Members of the genus are known as pygmy narrow-mouthed frogs. The members of the genus are found throughout Southeast Asia in the countries of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malays ...

'' *'' Phrynella'' Boulenger, 1887 * ''

Uperodon ''Uperodon'' is a genus of microhylid frogs. They occur in South Asia (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh) and Myanmar. ''Uperodon'' reached its current composition in 2016 when the genus Ramanella was brought into its sy ...

'' Duméril & Bibron, 1841

References

External links

Amphibian and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia - ''Microhylidae''
Microhylidae Tetrapod subfamilies Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Microhylidae-stub