Dicroglossidae

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Dicroglossidae
Quasipaa exilispinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: "Amphibia" (wide sense)
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Anderson, 1871
Subfamilies

Dicroglossinae
Occidozyginae

Dicroglossidae is a family of frogs.[1][2] These frogs occur in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Asia and Africa, with most genera and species being found in Asia. The common name of the family is fork-tongued frogs.[1]

Dicroglossidae was previously considered to be a subfamily in the Ranidae family, but its position as a family is now well established.[1][2][3]

Subfamilies and genera

There are two subfamilies with more than 180 species in 13–15 genera, depending on the source.[3][1]

Dicroglossinae Anderson, 1871 — 162 species in 13 genera:[4]

Occidozyginae Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 — 20 species in two genera:[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Dicroglossidae Anderson, 1871". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2014. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Dicroglossidae Anderson, 1871". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Dicroglossidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014. 
  4. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Dicroglossinae Anderson, 1871". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2014. 
  5. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Occidozyginae Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2014. 
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