Biology:Ptychadenidae

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Short description: Family of amphibians in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ptychadenidae
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Ptychadena mascareniensis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Clade: Ranoidea
Family: Ptychadenidae
Dubois, 1987
Genera

Ptychadenidae is a family of frogs commonly known as the grassland frogs.[1][2] These frogs occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Ptychadenidae was previously considered to be a tribe or subfamily in the family Ranidae, but its position as a separate family is now well established.[1][2][3]

Subfamilies and genera

There are three genera with a total 60 species:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ptychadenidae. Retrieved 6 January 2014. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=773191. 
  3. "Ptychadenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Ptychadenidae.shtml. Retrieved 6 January 2014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1937680 entry