Scaphiophryninae
Encyclopedia
Scaphiophryninae is a subfamily of microhylid
frog
s native to Madagascar
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Microhylidae
Microhylidae is a geographically widespread family of frogs. There are 413 species in 69 genera and nine subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family.-Description:...
frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
s native to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
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Genera
- ParadoxophylaParadoxophylaParadoxophyla is a small genus of microhylid frogs endemic to Madagascar.-Species:*Paradoxophyla palmata – web-foot frog*Paradoxophyla tiarano...
Blommers-Schlösser & Blanc, 1991 - ScaphiophryneScaphiophryneScaphiophryne is a genus of microhylid frogs that are endemic to Madagascar. Some of the species are strikingly marked, while others are highly cryptic. They are rather plump and generally found on the ground. Several species in the genus are threatened because of habitat loss and over-collection...
Boulenger, 1882