Ptychadenidae | |
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Ptychadena mascareniensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Clade: | Ranoidea |
Family: | Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987 |
Genera | |
Ptychadenidae is a family of frogs commonly known as the grassland frogs. These frogs occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ptychadenidae was previously considered to be a tribe or subfamily in the family Ranidae, but its position as a separate family is now well established.
Subfamilies and genera
There are three genera with a total 60 species:
- Hildebrandtia Nieden, 1907 — 3 species
- Lanzarana Clarke, 1982 — 1 species
- Ptychadena Boulenger, 1917 — 59 species
References
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- "Ptychadenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ptychadenidae |