Batrachylidae

Family of amphibians

Batrachylidae
Batrachyla taeniata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Superfamily: Hyloidea
Family: Batrachylidae
Gallardo, 1965
Type genus
Batrachylus
Bell, 1843
Genera

4, see text.

Batrachylidae is a family of frogs from southern South America (Argentina and Chile). Before being recognized as a family, Batrachylidae was included as a subfamily (Batrachylinae) in the family Ceratophryidae;[1] this is the taxonomy still suggested by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).[2]

Species

There are four genera in the family:[1]

  • Atelognathus Lynch, 1978 (5 species)
  • Batrachyla Bell, 1843 (5 species)
  • Chaltenobatrachus Basso, Úbeda, Bunge, and Martinazzo, 2011 (1 species)
  • Hylorina Bell, 1843 (1 species)

References

  1. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Batrachylidae Gallardo, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Batrachylinae Gallardo, 1965". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxon identifiers
Batrachylidae


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