| Arthroleptidae | |
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| Leptopelis uluguruensis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Afrobatrachia |
| Family: | Arthroleptidae Mivart, 1869 |
| Genera | |
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TheArthroleptidae/ˌɑːrθroʊˈlɛptɪdiː/ are afamily offrogs found insub-Saharan Africa. This group includes African treefrogs in the genusLeptopelis along with the terrestrial breeding squeakersArthroleptis, and several genera restricted to the Guinean forests of central and west Africa, such as thehairy frog(Trichobatrachus).
This family is the phylogenetic sister group of reed frogs, theHyperoliidae, which together form the lineage Laurentobatrachia,[1] a name that commemorates work on African frogs by the Argentine herpetologistRaymond Laurent. This group is further nested within the Afrobatrachia, an ancient African endemic lineage that includes theBrevicipitidae andHemisotidae.[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 ofLeptopelis andScotobleps.[5][6]
The three subfamilies consist of these genera:[3]
| Subfamilia | Species | Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthroleptinae Mivart, 1869 | 48 | Screeching frogs | ArthroleptisSmith, 1849 |
| 19 | Long-fingered frogs | CardioglossaBoulenger, 1900 | |
| Astylosterninae Noble, 1927 | 12 | Night frogs | AstylosternusWerner, 1898 |
| 15 | Egg frogs | LeptodactylodonAndersson, 1903 | |
| 1 | Southern night frog | NyctibatesBoulenger, 1904 | |
| 1 | Gaboon forest frog | ScotoblepsBoulenger, 1900 | |
| 1 | Hairy frog | TrichobatrachusBoulenger, 1900 | |
| Leptopelinae Laurent, 1972 | 54 | Forest treefrogs | LeptopelisGünther, 1859 |
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