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Brevicipitidae or rain frogs is a small family of frogs found in eastern and southern Africa.As of 2020 contains 37 species in 5 genera. [1] [2] Formerly included as subfamily in Microhylidae (narrow-mouth frogs), phylogenetic research has indicated the brevicipitine frogs should be considered as a family with Hemisotidae (shovelnose frogs) as the most closely related sister taxon.
The grip of the male frog during amplexus stimulates the female to release eggs, usually wrapped in jelly, as spawn. In many species the male is smaller and slimmer than the female. Males have vocal cords and make a range of croaks, particularly in the breeding season, and in some species they also have vocal sacs to amplify the sound. [79]
Most of the frogs belonging to this group are listed under the least concern section of the IUCN red list. However, there is a significant percentage of these frogs listed as data deficient, endangered, or critically endangered. Like most other amphibians, the frogs listed in this group can be particularly vulnerable to environmental change.
New Zealand primitive frogs: Hochstetters frog (Leiopelma hochstetteri) Mesobatrachia - six families, 21 genera, 168 species Family Genera Common names Example species Example photo Megophryidae (Bonaparte, 1850) 12: Litter frogs or short-legged toads: Long-nosed horned frog (Megophrys nasuta) Pelobatidae (Bonaparte, 1850) 1: European spadefoot ...
Image credits: ghgjgmhngbfghc There are over 7,000 frog and toad species on planet Earth, and they have been around for more than 200 million years, at least as long as the dinosaurs!. The world's ...
Indirana bhadrai, the Bhadra leaping frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranixalidae. It is endemic to India's Western Ghat mountains, north of the Palged Gap. [2] [3] [1] The adult male frog averages 30.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 38.7 mm. The skin of the dorsum is light brown in color with darker brown marks.
In captivity, C. cranwelli and C. ornata are the most popular species, [4] along with the "fantasy frog", a captive-produced hybrid between C. cranwelli and C. cornuta.These frogs can live in a terrarium with a floor area 8-10 times the size of the frog. [4]
The knife-footed frog shares its range with two similar species – the rough frog (Cyclorana verrucosa) and Main's frog (Cyclorana maini). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The knife-footed frog can be distinguished from the rough frog by the smoother skin on its back where the rough frog has slightly to extremely warty skin. [ 2 ]