The marsupial frogs are a disputed

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(Amphignathodontidae) in the

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Anura. When treated as a separate family, it consists of two genera, '' Gastrotheca'' and '' Flectonotus''. The frogs are native to

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( Central and

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). Under the dominant view, they are treated as part of the family of Hemiphractidae.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q55471 Neobatrachia Amphibian families Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Fauna of the Neotropical realm es:Hemiphractidae it:Hemiphractidae pt:Amphignathodontidae