Arthroleptidae
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The Arthroleptidae Script error: No such module "IPAc-en". are a family of frogs found in sub-Saharan Africa. This group includes African treefrogs in the genus Leptopelis along with the terrestrial breeding squeakers Arthroleptis, and several genera restricted to the Guinean forests of central and west Africa, such as the hairy frog (Trichobatrachus).
Taxonomy
This family is the phylogenetic sister group of reed frogs, the Hyperoliidae, which together form the lineage Laurentobatrachia,[1] a name that commemorates work on African frogs by the Argentine herpetologist Raymond Laurent. This group is further nested within the Afrobatrachia, an ancient African endemic lineage that includes the Brevicipitidae and Hemisotidae.[1] The Arthroleptidae are separated, based on phylogenetic analyses, into three deeply divergent and dissimilar subfamilies: Arthroleptinae, Astylosterninae, and Leptopelinae.[2][3] Some consider these to be separate families,[4] while others do not recognize any subfamilies, in particular due to uncertainty in the phylogenetic placement of Leptopelis and Scotobleps.[5][6]
The three subfamilies consist of these genera:[3]
| Subfamilia | Species | Common name | Scientific name |
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| Arthroleptinae Mivart, 1869Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
48 | Screeching frogs | Arthroleptis Smith, 1849Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 19 | Long-fingered frogs | Cardioglossa Boulenger, 1900Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Astylosterninae Noble, 1927Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
12 | Night frogs | Astylosternus Werner, 1898Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 15 | Egg frogs | Leptodactylodon Andersson, 1903Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 1 | Southern night frog | Nyctibates Boulenger, 1904Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 1 | Gaboon forest frog | Scotobleps Boulenger, 1900Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 1 | Hairy frog | Trichobatrachus Boulenger, 1900Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Leptopelinae Laurent, 1972Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
54 | Forest treefrogs | Leptopelis Günther, 1859Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
References
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Further information
- ADW: Arthroleptidae: Information
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