Myobatrachidae
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| The common eastern froglet (Crinia signifera) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Myobatrachoidea |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae Schlegel, 1850 |
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| Distribution of Myobatrachidae (in black) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rheobatrachinae Heyer & Liem, 1976
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Myobatrachidae, commonly known as Australian ground frogs or Australian water frogs, is a
Characteristics
The family Myobatrachidae contains forms of parental care unique in the animal kingdom. The two species of
While many species are adapted to burrowing, helping them survive in semiarid or seasonally arid environments, the
These frogs lack adhesive toe discs found in the tree frogs. The family is broken into subfamilies based mainly upon their egg-laying habits. Those of the subfamily Limnodynastinae lay foam nests. The female creates foam by agitating a chemical on her skin with her hands. The foam may float on top of water, or be on land. The subfamily Rheobatrachinae contains the two species of gastric-brooding frogs, and the rest are within the subfamily Myobatrachinae.
Taxonomy
The following genera are recognised in the family Myobatrachidae.
| Species | Common name | Genus |
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| 4 | Western ground froglets | Anstisia Webster and Bool, 2022 |
| 2 | Australian dumpy frogs | Arenophryne Tyler, 1976 |
| 2 | Pouched frogs | Assa Tyler, 1972 |
| 17 | Australian froglets | Crinia Tschudi, 1838 |
| 3 | Ground froglets | Geocrinia Blake, 1973 |
| 1 | Nicholls' toadlet | Metacrinia Parker, 1940 |
| 9 | Barred frogs | Mixophyes Günther, 1864
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| 1 | Turtle frog | Myobatrachus Schlegel In Gray, 1850 |
| 1 | Haswell's frog | Paracrinia Heyer & Liem, 1976
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| 13 | Crowned toadlet | Pseudophryne Fitzinger, 1843 |
| 2 | Gastric-brooding frogs | † Rheobatrachus Liem, 1973
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| 1 | Sunset frog | Spicospina Roberts et al., 1997 |
| 6 | Australian torrent frogs | Taudactylus Straughan & Lee, 1966 |
| 29 | Australian toadlets | Uperoleia Gray, 1841 |
Notes
- ^ ISBN 0-12-178560-2.
- ^ "Myobatrachidae Schlegel, 1850 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
References
- Cogger, H.G.; R.G. Zweifel; D. Kirschner (2004). Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians Second Edition. Fog City Press. ISBN 1-877019-69-0.
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