Eleutherodactylinae
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The 801 described members of family
Eleutherodactylidae (formerly a subfamily of the Leptodactylidae
) make up 27% of all neotropical frog species, most of which are grouped in the genus
Eleutherodactylus
.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Eleutherodactylidae (formerly a subfamily of the Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylidae is a diverse family of frogs that probably diverged from other hyloids during the Cenozoic era, or possibly at the end of the Mesozoic. There are roughly 50 genera, one of which is Eleutherodactylus, the largest vertebrate genus, with over 700 species...
) make up 27% of all neotropical frog species, most of which are grouped in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Eleutherodactylus
Eleutherodactylus
Eleutherodactylus is a genus of frogs in the Leptodactylidae family. It is typically described as the largest vertebrate genus on Earth, with over 700 species...
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Genera
- AdelophryneAdelophryneAdelophryne is a genus of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylinae, which was formerly considered a subfamily of the Leptodactylidae.-Species:* Adelophryne adiastola* Adelophryne baturitensis...
Hoogmoed et Lescure, 1984. - Atopophrynus Lynch and Ruiz-Carranza, 1982.
- BarycholosBarycholosBarycholos is a genus of leptodactylid frogs. These frogs are found in Brazil and Ecuador.-Species:* Barycholos pulcher * Barycholos ternetzi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937...
Heyer, 1969. - DischidodactylusDischidodactylusDischidodactylus is a genus of leptodactylid frogs. The common name is Mount Duida frogs. These frogs are endemic to Venezuela.-Species:* Dischidodactylus colonnelloi * Dischidodactylus duidensis...
Lynch, 1979. - EleutherodactylusEleutherodactylusEleutherodactylus is a genus of frogs in the Leptodactylidae family. It is typically described as the largest vertebrate genus on Earth, with over 700 species...
Duméril and Bibron, 1841. - EuparkerellaEuparkerellaEuparkerella is a genus of leptodactylid frogs. The common name is Guanabara frogs. They are endemic to Brazil.-Species:* Euparkerella brasiliensis * Euparkerella cochranae Izecksohn, 1988...
Griffiths, 1959. - Geobatrachus Ruthven, 1915.
- HoloadenHoloadenHoloaden is a genus of leptodactylid frogs. These frogs are endemic to southeastern Brazil.-Species:* Holoaden bradei Lutz, 1958* Holoaden luederwaldti Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920...
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920. - IschnocnemaIschnocnemaFrogs of the genus Ischnocnema form the southeast Brazil clade of species that have formerly been classified as Eleutherodactylus.Species* I. epipeda Heyer, 1984* I. erythromera Heyer, 1984* I. gualteri Lutz, 1974...
Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 - OreobatesOreobatesOreobates is a frog genus of in the family Strabomantidae; it was formerly placed in the "Leptodactylidae" assemblage. Most species were formerly in the genus Ischnocnema, but was moved to this revalidated genus following a 2006 revision .....
Jiménez de la Espada, 1872. - PhrynopusPhrynopusPhrynopus is a polyphyletic genus of leptodactylid frogs. Until recently the frog Phrynopus pereger Lynch, 1975 was placed in this genus but a recent revision moved it to the genus Eleutherodactylus....
Peters, 1873. - PhyllonastesPhyllonastesPhyllonastes is a genus of leptodactylid frogs.-Species:* Phyllonastes carrascoicola De la Riva & Köhler, 1998* Phyllonastes duellmani Lehr, Aguilar, & Lundberg, 2004* Phyllonastes heyeri Lynch, 1986* Phyllonastes lochites...
Heyer, 1977. - Phyzelaphryne Heyer, 1977.