The frog family Dicroglossidae[1][2] occurs in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa, with most genera and species being found in Asia. The common name of the family is fork-tongued frogs.[1]
| Dicroglossidae | |
|---|---|
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| Quasipaa exilispinosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae Anderson, 1871 |
| Subfamilies | |
Dicroglossinae | |
The Dicroglossidae were previously considered to be a subfamily in the family Ranidae, but their position as a family is now well established.[1][2][3]
Subfamilies and genera
The two subfamilies contain 213 species in 13–15 genera, depending on the source.[3][1]
Dicroglossinae Anderson, 1871 — 197 species in 12 genera:[4]
- Allopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006 (two species)
- Chrysopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006 (one species)
- Euphlyctis Fitzinger, 1843 (eight species)
- Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 (13 species)
- Hoplobatrachus Peters, 1863 (five species)
- Limnonectes Fitzinger, 1843 (74 species)
- Minervarya Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001 (38 species)
- Nannophrys Günther, 1869 (four species)
- Nanorana Günther, 1896 (30 species)
- Ombrana Dubois, 1992 (one species)
- Quasipaa Dubois, 1992 (11 species)
- Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (ten species)
Occidozyginae Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 — 16 species in two genera:[5]
- Ingerana Dubois, 1987 (four species)
- Occidozyga Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822 (12 species)
Phylogeny
The following phylogeny of Dicroglossidae is from Pyron & Wiens (2011).[6] Dicroglossidae is a sister group of Ranixalidae.[6]
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References
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