Ptychadenidae

Ptychadenidae
Ptychadena pumilio
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Superfamily:Ranoidea
Family:Ptychadenidae
Dubois, 1987
Genera

Hildebrandtia
Lanzarana
Ptychadena

Ptychadenidae is a family of frogs.[1][2] These frogs occur in Sub-Saharan Africa. The common name of the family is grassland frogs.[1]

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

Subfamilies and genera

There are three genera with in total 52[3] to 55 species:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. 1 2 "Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. 1 2 "Ptychadenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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