Petropedetidae
family of amphibians
Petropedetinae are a subfamily of frogs.
| Petropedetidae | |
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| Petropedetes cameronensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Family: | Petropedetidae Noble, 1931 |
| Type genus | |
| Petropedetes Reichenow, 1874
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| Synonyms | |
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Petropedetinae | |
They are placed in the true frog family (Ranidae) by many authors. Some think at least part of this group are a distinct family Petropedetidae. The Cacosterninae and Phrynobatrachinae are then separated as subfamilies. They may even be distinct families Cacosternidae and Phrynobatrachidae.[1] Most members of this subfamily are in the genus Phrynobatrachus.
These frogs mostly live in sub-Saharan Africa.
This group of frogs is made up from the following genera:
- Anhydrophryne – Hogsback Frog (1 species)
- Arthroleptella – moss frogs (8 species)
- Arthroleptides – African torrent frogs (3 species)
- Cacosternum – cacos (10 species)
- Dimorphognathus (1 species)
- Ericabatrachus (1 species)
- Microbatrachella – Micro Frog (1 species)
- Natalobatrachus (1 species)
- Nothophryne (1 species)
- Petropedetes (7 species)
- Phrynobatrachus – dwarf puddle frogs or African puddle frogs (70+ species)
- Phrynodon (1 species)
- Poyntonia (1 species)
References change
- ↑ Frost (2006)
- Frost, Darrel R. (2006): Amphibian Species of the World Version 3 - Petropedetidae Noble, 1931. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 2006-AUG-05.