Batrachylidae
Batrachylidae | |
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Batrachyla taeniata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Batrachylidae Gallardo, 1965 |
Type genus | |
Batrachylus Bell, 1843 | |
Genera | |
4, see text. |
Batrachylidae is a family of frogs from southern South America (Argentina and Chile). Before being recognized as a family, Batrachylidae was included as a subfamily (Batrachylinae) in the Ceratophryidae family;[1] this is the taxonomy still suggested by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).[2]
Species
There are four genera in the family:[1]
- Atelognathus Lynch, 1978 (7 species)
- Batrachyla Bell, 1843 (5 species)
- Chaltenobatrachus Basso, Úbeda, Bunge, and Martinazzo, 2011 (1 species)
- Hylorina Bell, 1843 (1 species)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Batrachylidae Gallardo, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Batrachylinae Gallardo, 1965". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.