| Batrachylidae | |
|---|---|
| Batrachyla taeniata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Hyloidea |
| Family: | Batrachylidae Gallardo, 1965 |
| Type genus | |
| Batrachylus Bell, 1843 | |
| Genera | |
4, see text. | |
Batrachylidae is afamily offrogs from southernSouth America (Argentina andChile). Before being recognized as a family, Batrachylidae was included as asubfamily (Batrachylinae) in the familyCeratophryidae;[1] this is the taxonomy still suggested by theIntegrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).[2]
There are four genera in the family:[1]