Calyptocephalellidae

Calyptocephalellidae
	Calyptocephalella gayi above,; Telmatobufo bullocki below
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Suborder:	Neobatrachia
Family:	Calyptocephalellidae; Reig, 1960
Genera
	Calyptocephalella; Telmatobufo

The Calyptocephalellidae are a family of toads found in Chile containing two living genera, Calyptocephalella and Telmatobufo, as well as a prehistoric, extinct member classified as Calyptocephalellidae indet.[1] The genus Calyptocephalella contains one living species, the helmeted water toad (C. gayi), which is a very large and mostly aquatic. The genus Telmatobufo contains four species, T. australis, T. bullocki, T. ignotus, and T. venustus.[2] All five living species within the family are considered threatened, with T. bullocki and T. venustus being classified as critically endangered.[3]

References

Otero, R.A.; P. Jimenez-Huidobro; S. Soto-Acuña; R.E.Yury-Yáñez (2014). "Evidence of a giant helmeted frog (Australobatrachia, Calyptocephalellidae) from Eocene levels of the Magallanes Basin, southernmost Chile". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 55: 133–140. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2014.06.010.
Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Calyptocephalellidae, Reig 1960". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
Donoso, Denise S.; Corres, Claudio Q.; Henriquez, Paula; Lagos, Nicolas F.; Mendez, M.A. (2010). "Amphibia, Anura, Calyptocephalellidae, Telmatobufo bullocki Schmidt, 1952: Distribution extension, habitat use and geographic distribution map". Checklist, Journal of Species Lists and Distribution. 6 (2): 298–300.

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[1] Otero, R.A.; P. Jimenez-Huidobro; S. Soto-Acuña; R.E.Yury-Yáñez (2014). "Evidence of a giant helmeted frog (Australobatrachia, Calyptocephalellidae) from Eocene levels of the Magallanes Basin, southernmost Chile". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 55: 133–140. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2014.06.010.

[frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Calyptocephalellidae, Reig 1960". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

[3] Donoso, Denise S.; Corres, Claudio Q.; Henriquez, Paula; Lagos, Nicolas F.; Mendez, M.A. (2010). "Amphibia, Anura, Calyptocephalellidae, Telmatobufo bullocki Schmidt, 1952: Distribution extension, habitat use and geographic distribution map". Checklist, Journal of Species Lists and Distribution. 6 (2): 298–300.