The Strabomantidae are a
family of
frogs native to South America. These frogs lack a free-living
larval
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The l ...
stage and hatch directly into miniature "froglets". This family includes ''
Pristimantis
''Pristimantis'' is a very large genus of frogs distributed in the southern Caribbean islands (Lesser Antilles) and in Central and South America from Honduras to northern Argentina and southern Brazil. With 596 described species (as of October 20 ...
'', the most speciose
genus of any
vertebrate.
Systematics
The following subfamilies and genera are in the family Strabomantidae.
*Holoadeninae
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Bahius''
Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021
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Barycholos
''Barycholos'', common name Chimbo frogs, is a genus of small frogs in the family Strabomantidae found in south-eastern Brazil and tropical lowland Ecuador. The name ''Barycholos'', from the Greek ' ("savage"), is in honor of herpetologist Jay M. ...
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Heyer, 1969
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Bryophryne''
Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008
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Euparkerella''
Griffiths, 1959
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Holoaden
''Holoaden'', the highland frogs, is a small genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. The species are endemic to south-eastern Brazil.
Taxonomy
''Holoaden'' is the type genus of subfamily Holoadeninae that was erected in 2008 and placed i ...
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Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
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Microkayla
''Microkayla'' is a genus of frogs in the family
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De la Riva, Chaparro, Castroviejo-Fisher, and Padial, 2017
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Noblella''
Barbour, 1930
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Psychrophrynella''
Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008
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Qosqophryne
''Qosqophryne'' is a genus of strabomantid frogs. These frogs are endemic to south-eastern Peru in the Cusco Region at 3270 to 3800 meters above sea level. A phylogenetic analysis found ''Qosqophryne'' as sister to the genus '' Microkayla'' and ...
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Catenazzi, Mamani, Lehr, and von May, 2020
*Hypodactylinae
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Niceforonia
''Niceforonia'' is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae found in northern South America (from central Peru to Ecuador and Colombia). The name refers to Nicéforo María, Colombian herpetologist.
Taxonomy
the genus ''Niceforonia'' was re ...
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Goin and Cochran, 1963
*Pristimantinae
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Lynchius''
Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008
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Oreobates
''Oreobates'' is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. Most species were formerly in the genus ''Ischnocnema'', but were moved to this revalidated genus following a 2006 revision. Its sister taxon is '' Lynchius''.
These frogs are found ...
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Jiménez de la Espada, 1872
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Phrynopus''
Peters, 1873
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Pristimantis
''Pristimantis'' is a very large genus of frogs distributed in the southern Caribbean islands (Lesser Antilles) and in Central and South America from Honduras to northern Argentina and southern Brazil. With 596 described species (as of October 20 ...
''
Jiménez de la Espada, 1870
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Serranobatrachus''
Arroyo, Targino, Rueda-Solano, Daza-R., and Grant, 2022
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Tachiramantis''
Heinicke, Barrio-Amorós, and Hedges, 2015
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Yunganastes''
Padial, Castroviejo-Fisher, Köhler, Domic, and De la Riva, 2007
*Strabomantinae
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Strabomantis''
Peters, 1863
References
External links
Amphibian families
{{Strabomantidae-stub