Hylodidae
| Hylodidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hylodes meridionalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylodidae Günther, 1858 |
| Type genus | |
| Hylodes Fitzinger, 1826 | |
Hylodidae is a small family of frogs.[1][2][3] Whether their sister taxon is Dendrobatoidea or Alsodidae is still under debate. They are native to Brazil and northern Argentina.[1]
Diversity
The family contains 46 species in three genera:[1][2]
- Crossodactylus Duméril and Bibron, 1841 (14 species)
- Hylodes Fitzinger, 1826 (25 species)
- Megaelosia Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923 (7 species)
References
- 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hylodidae Günther, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Hylodidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ Blackburn, D.C.; Wake, D.B. (2011). "Class Amphibia Gray, 1825. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa 3148: 39–55.
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