Craugastoridae
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| Craugastoridae | |
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| Craugastor fitzingeri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Family: | Craugastoridae Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008 |
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Craugastor Cope, 1862 | |
The Craugastoridae are a family of frogs which consists of two genera with a disjunct distribution: Craugastor and Haddadus.
The genus Craugastor, with 112 species, has the largest distribution and can be found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America to northwestern South America. The genus Haddadus, with two species, is only found is southeastern Brazil.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Hedges, S. B., Duellman, W. E., and Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation". Zootaxa (1737): 1–182.
- ↑ "Craugastoridae. in: AmphibiaWeb - Information on Amphibian Biology and Conservation". University of California, Berkeley, CA. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
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