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Dicroglossidae
The frog family Dicroglossidae 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. The Dicroglossidae were previously considered to be a subfamily in the family Ranidae, but their position as a family is now well established. __TOC__ Subfamilies and genera The two subfamilies contain 231 species in 13–15 genera, depending on the source. Dicroglossinae Anderson, 1871 — 211 species in 13 genera: Occidozyginae Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 — 20 species in two genera: * '' Ingerana'' Dubois, 1987 (two species) * '' Occidozyga'' Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822 (18 species) Phylogeny The following phylogeny of Dicroglossidae is from Pyron & Wiens (2011) with the split of Euphlyctis sensu lato based on Yadav ''et al.'' (2024). Dicroglossidae is a sister group In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerotheca (frog)
''Sphaerotheca'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. They can be found in South Asia. Molecular data suggest that they are closely related to ''Fejervarya''. Ecologically, they are burrowing frogs. Species There are currently 9 recognized species in ''Sphaerotheca'': * '' Sphaerotheca bengaluru'' * ''Sphaerotheca breviceps'' (Schneider, 1799) * '' Sphaerotheca dobsoni'' (Boulenger, 1882) * '' Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus'' (Rao, 1937) * '' Sphaerotheca maskeyi'' (Schleich and Anders, 1998) * '' Sphaerotheca pluvialis'' (Jerdon, 1853) * '' Sphaerotheca rolandae'' (Dubois, 1983) * '' Sphaerotheca strachani'' (Murray, 1884) * '' Sphaerotheca varshaabhu'' Deepak, Dinesh, Chetan Nag, Ohler, Shanker, Souza, Prasad, and Ashadevi, 2024 The status of '' Sphaerotheca swani'' is disputed, with Deepak and colleagues (2024) arguing for its recognition (as is done by AmphibiaWeb), whereas it is considered a synonym of ''Sphaerotheca breviceps The Indian burrowing frog (''Sphaer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Occidozyga
''Occidozyga'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae found in southeastern Asia between eastern India, southern China, and Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje .... They sometimes go under the common name Java frogs or floating frogs. Species There are 13 species in this genus: References Amphibian genera Amphibians of Asia Dicroglossidae Taxa named by Heinrich Kuhl Taxa named by Johan Conrad van Hasselt {{Dicroglossidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nannophrys
''Nannophrys'' is a genus of frogs endemic to Sri Lanka. It used to be placed in the large frog family Ranidae but a phylogenetic study was undertaken using DNA sequences and it is now included in the family Dicroglossidae. They are sometimes known under the common name streamlined frogs. Ecology ''Nannophrys'' species are flat-bodied frogs that are adapted to live among narrow, horizontal rock crevices near clear-water streams. Species Four species are placed in the genus: * ''Nannophrys ceylonensis ''Nannophrys ceylonensis'', commonly known as the Sri Lanka rock frog or the Ceylon streamlined frog, is a species of frog. It used to be placed in the large frog family Ranidae but a phylogenetic study was undertaken using DNA sequences and it ...'' Günther, 1869 * †'' Nannophrys guentheri'' Boulenger, 1882 (extinct) * '' Nannophrys marmorata'' Kirtisinghe, 1946 * '' Nannophrys naeyakai'' Fernando, Wickramasinghe, and Rodrigo, 2007 References Dicroglossidae Amphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphlyctis
''Euphlyctis'' is a genus of frogs in family Dicroglossidae distributed from the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan and Afghanistan to India, Nepal, through Myanmar and Thailand to Malaya, and Sri Lanka. None of the four species assessed by the IUCN is considered Threatened species, threatened. Species There are eight species recognised in the genus ''Euphlyctis'': * ''Euphlyctis aloysii'' (Joshy, Alam, Kurabayashi, Sumida, and Kuramoto, 2009) * ''Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis'' (Schneider, 1799) * ''Euphlyctis ehrenbergii'' (Peters, 1863) * ''Euphlyctis ghoshi'' (Chanda, 1991) * ''Euphlyctis hexadactylus'' (Lesson, 1834) * ''Euphlyctis jaladhara'' (Dinesh K, Channakeshavamurthy B, Deepak P, Shabnam A, Ghosh A, and Deuti K, 2022) * ''Euphlyctis kalasgramensis'' (Howlader, Nair, Gopalan, and Merilä, 2015) * ''Euphlyctis karaavali'' (Priti, Naik, Seshadri, Singal, Vidisha, Ravikanth, and Gururaja, 2016) * ''Euphlyctis kerala'' (Dinesh, Channakeshavamurthy, Deepak, Ghosh, and Deuti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limnonectes
''Limnonectes'' is a genus of fork-tongued frogs of 91 known species, but new ones are still being described occasionally. They are collectively known as fanged frogs because they tend to have unusually large teeth, which are small or absent in other frogs. Habitat These frogs are found throughout East and Southeast Asia, most commonly near forest streams. Multiple species of ''Limnonectes'' may occupy the same area in harmony. Large-bodied species cluster around fast rivers, while smaller ones live among leaf-litter or on stream banks. The Indonesian island of Sulawesi is home to at least 15 species of this frog, only four of which have been formally described. Lifecycle Tadpoles of this genus have adapted to a variety of conditions. Most species (e.g. Blyth's river frog ''L. blythii'' or the fanged river frog ''L. macrodon'') develop normally, with free-swimming tadpoles that eat food. The tadpoles of the corrugated frog (''L. laticeps'') are free-swimming but endotrophic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quasipaa
''Quasipaa'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. The genus has no established common name, but many individual species are referred to as ''spiny frogs''. They occur in East Asia, East and Southeast Asia, from Thailand and Cambodia to southern and eastern China. Taxonomy ''Quasipaa'' was first proposed as a subgenus of ''Paa'' (now considered to belong to ''Nanorana''). It was subsequently raised to the level of genus, and Molecular phylogenetics, molecular phylogenetic analyses have corroborated the monophyly of ''Quasipaa''. Many individual species were originally described in genus ''Rana (genus), Rana''. Even after splitting the very wide ''Rana'' into smaller taxa, frogs now in ''Quasipaa'' continued to belong to the true frog family (Ranidae), at times as subfamily Dicroglossinae, until Dicroglossinae was raised to the family level (i.e., Dicroglossidae). The taxonomy of Dicroglossidae is far from settled yet. Species There are 11 species in this genus: Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fejervarya
''Fejervarya'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae found in Asia. First proposed in 1915 by István József Bolkay, a Hungarian naturalist, the genus did not see widespread adoption at first. As late as the 1990s it was generally included in ''Rana'', but more recent studies have confirmed its distinctness. These frogs are remarkable for being extremely euryhaline by amphibian standards. Species such as the crab-eating frog (''F. cancrivora'') can thrive in brackish water, and its tadpoles can even survive in pure seawater. Systematics and taxonomy The name of ''Fejervarya'' honors Hungarian zoologist . It was first introduced as subgenus of ''Rana'' and later placed as subgenus of '' Limnonectes'', and was treated as an independent genus first in 1998. However, ''Fejervarya'' sensu lato was found to be paraphyletic with respect to '' Sphaerotheca''. This issue was eventually resolved in 2011 by splitting some species to the genus '' Zakerana'' (renamed in 2021 as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ombrana
''Ombrana'' is a monotypic genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is represented by a single species, ''Ombrana sikimensis''. The validity of this genus is currently considered uncertain. ''Ombrana sikimensis'' is found in central and eastern Nepal and in parts of northeastern India (Sikkim, West Bengal, and Meghalaya). It may also occur in Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , .... It has been recorded at elevations between above sea level. Ombrana sikimensis typically prefer hiding in clusters underneath rocks in shallow streams. References External links ITIS page {{Taxonbar, from=Q2320842 Dicroglossidae Frogs of India Amphibians of Nepal Amphibians described in 1870 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minervarya
''Minervarya'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae from south Asia (Sri Lanka, the Indian subcontinent including Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh), and Nepal and Bhutan. They are also known as cricket frogs or rice frogs. Taxonomy The genus ''Minervarya'' was erected to resolve the paraphyly of the genus ''Fejervarya'' which until 2022, encompassed the species now found in ''Minervarya''. This split was originally proposed in 2018 using the name ''Zakerana'', which is now recognised as a junior synonym to the name ''Minervarya''. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Minervarya'': * ''Minervarya agricola'' * ''Minervarya andamanensis'' * ''Minervarya asmati'' * ''Minervarya brevipalmata'' * ''Minervarya cepfi'' * ''Minervarya charlesdarwini'' * ''Minervarya chiangmaiensis'' * ''Minervarya chilapata'' * ''Minervarya goemchi'' * ''Minervarya gomantaki'' * ''Minervarya greenii'' * ''Minervarya kadar'' * ''Minervarya kalinga'' * ''Mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingerana
''Ingerana'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. Species of the genus are distributed in southeastern Asia, from Nepal, northeastern India, and southwestern China to Indochina, Borneo, and the Philippines. They are sometimes known commonly as the eastern frogs. Etymology The genus ''Ingerana'' is named in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger. Species With the placement of '' Ingerana baluensis'' being enigmatic, several species having been transferred to ''Limnonectes'' in 2013 ('' Ingerana alpina'', '' Ingerana liui'', '' Ingerana medogensis'', '' Ingerana xizangensis''), and one species being transferred to ''Minervarya'' in 2022 ('' Ingerana charlesdarwini''), this genus is left the following species: * '' Ingerana borealis'' ( Annandale, 1912) * '' Ingerana reticulata'' ( Zhao & S.-Q. Li, 1984) * '' Ingerana tenasserimensis'' (Sclater Philip Lutley Sclater (4 November 1829 – 27 June 1913) was an English lawyer and zoologist. In zoology, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allopaa
''Allopaa'' is a small genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. Their distribution is restricted to Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. The phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics () is the study of the evolutionary history of life using observable characteristics of organisms (or genes), which is known as phylogenetic inference. It infers the relationship among organisms based on empirical dat ... placement of this genus has not been addressed with molecular methods and remains uncertain. Species There are only two recognized species in the genus ''Allopaa'': * '' Allopaa barmoachensis'' (Khan and Tasnim, 1989) * '' Allopaa hazarensis'' (Dubois and Khan, 1979) '' Allopaa barmoachensis'' might be a synonym of '' Allopaa hazarensis''. References Amphibian genera Frogs of Asia Dicroglossidae {{Dicroglossidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysopaa
''Chrysopaa'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, ''Chrysopaa sternosignata''. It is found in Balochistan, Pakistan, Kashmir (Pakistan and India) and in Afghanistan. Its common names include Baluch Mountain frog, karez frog, Malir paa frog, and Murray's frog. ''Chrysopaa sternosignata'' is a highly aquatic frog living in rivers, swamps, and freshwater marsh In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p More in genera ...es. It is a relatively common species. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2515284 Dicroglossidae Amphibians of Afghanistan Frogs of India Amphibians of Pakistan Amphibians described in 1885 Taxa named by James A. Murray (zoologist) Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
