Thesouthern frogsform theLeptodactylidae,a name that comes from Greek meaning a bird or other animal having slender toes. They are a diversefamilyoffrogsthat most likely diverged from otherhyloidsduring theCretaceous.[1]The family has undergone major taxonomic revisions in recent years, including the reclassification of the former subfamily Eleutherodactylinae into its own family theEleutherodactylidae;the Leptodactylidae now number 206 species in 13 genera distributed throughoutMexico,theCaribbean,andCentralandSouth America.[2]The family includes terrestrial, burrowing, aquatic, and arboreal members, inhabiting a wide range of habitats.[3]
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| Leptodactylus albilabris | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Hyloidea |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae Werner,1896 |
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| Distribution of Leptodactylidae (in black) | |
Several of the genera within the Leptodactylidae lay their eggs in foam nests. These can be in crevices, on the surface of water, or on forest floors. These foam nests are some of the most varied among frogs. When eggs hatch in nests on the forest floor, thetadpolesremain within the nest, without eating, untilmetamorphosis.
Classification
editAs of December 2019, theAmphibian Species of the Worldclassifies the following genera in the family Leptodactylidae:[4]
- SubfamilyLeiuperinaeBonaparte, 1850(90 species)
- EdalorhinaJiménez de la Espada, 1870
- EngystomopsJiménez de la Espada, 1872
- PhysalaemusFitzinger, 1826
- PleurodemaTschudi, 1838
- PseudopaludicolaMiranda-Ribeiro, 1926
- SubfamilyLeptodactylinaeWerner, 1896 (1838)(96 species)
- AdenomeraSteindachner, 1867
- HydrolaetareGallardo, 1963
- LeptodactylusFitzinger, 1826
- LithodytesFitzinger, 1843
- Subfamily ParatelmatobiinaeOhler and Dubois, 2012(13 species)
- CrossodactylodesCochran, 1938
- ParatelmatobiusLutz and Carvalho, 1958
- RupiranaHeyer, 1999
- ScythrophrysLynch, 1971
- Incertae sedis
- "Leptodactylus"ochraceusLutz, 1930
References
edit- ^Heinicke, M.P.; W.E. Duellman & S.B. Hedges (2007)."Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal".Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.104(24): 10092–7.doi:10.1073/pnas.0611051104.PMC1891260.PMID17548823.
- ^"AmphibiaWeb: Information on Amphibian Biology and Conservation".University of California, Berkeley, CA.Retrieved2007-06-17.
- ^Zweifel, Richard G. (1998). Cogger, H.G.; Zweifel, R.G. (eds.).Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians.San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 89–90.ISBN0-12-178560-2.
- ^Frost, Darrel R. (2015)."Leptodactylidae Werner, 1896 (1838)".Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0.American Museum of Natural History.Retrieved28 August2015.