The
frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...
family
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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.
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The Dicroglossidae were previously considered to be a subfamily in the family Ranidae, but their position as a family is now well established.]
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
''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 ...
'' Dubois, 1987 (two species)
* ''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 ...
'' Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822 (18 species)
Phylogeny
The following phylogeny of Dicroglossidae is from Pyron & Wiens (2011)sister group
In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree.
Definition
The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram:
Taxon A and ...
of Ranixalidae
Ranixalidae is a family of frogs commonly known as the leaping frogs or Indian frogs. They are endemic to central and southern India, specifically in the Western Ghat mountain range. This mountain range encompasses the Indian states of Gujarat, ...
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References
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