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 | |
Petropedetinae |
The Petropedetidae are a family of frogs containing three genera and 12 species. [1] [2] They are found in sub-Saharan tropical Africa [1] and are sometimes known under common name African torrent frogs. [3]
They are inhabitants of the splash-water zone of clear-running streams predominantly in forests. Tadpoles are either semiterrestrial in the spray zone or fully aquatic in zones of the strongest currents. Some species guard their clutches. [3] They are small ( Ericabatrachus) [4] or medium- to large-sized frogs ( Arthroleptides and Petropedetes). [3]
The Petropedetidae are related to true frogs, family Ranidae, and have often been considered as a subfamily within a broadly defined Ranidae. [5] However, they are now commonly treated as a family, [1] [2] [5] [6] although the genera included may differ between sources. In particular, Conraua is sometimes included in the Petropedetidae, [6] instead of forming its own monogeneric family Conrauidae. [1] [2] [6]
Domain | Eukaryota |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Amphibia |
Order | Anura |
Clade | Ranoidea |
Family | Petropedetidae |
The three genera in the family are: [1] [2]
Recognition of Arthroleptides as a genus separate from Petropedetes is relatively recent. [3] [7]
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
| |
Synonyms | |
Petropedetinae |
The Petropedetidae are a family of frogs containing three genera and 12 species. [1] [2] They are found in sub-Saharan tropical Africa [1] and are sometimes known under common name African torrent frogs. [3]
They are inhabitants of the splash-water zone of clear-running streams predominantly in forests. Tadpoles are either semiterrestrial in the spray zone or fully aquatic in zones of the strongest currents. Some species guard their clutches. [3] They are small ( Ericabatrachus) [4] or medium- to large-sized frogs ( Arthroleptides and Petropedetes). [3]
The Petropedetidae are related to true frogs, family Ranidae, and have often been considered as a subfamily within a broadly defined Ranidae. [5] However, they are now commonly treated as a family, [1] [2] [5] [6] although the genera included may differ between sources. In particular, Conraua is sometimes included in the Petropedetidae, [6] instead of forming its own monogeneric family Conrauidae. [1] [2] [6]
Domain | Eukaryota |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Amphibia |
Order | Anura |
Clade | Ranoidea |
Family | Petropedetidae |
The three genera in the family are: [1] [2]
Recognition of Arthroleptides as a genus separate from Petropedetes is relatively recent. [3] [7]