Torrent frogs are a number of unrelatedfrogs that prefer to inhabit small rapid-flowing mountain or hill streams with a lot oftorrents. They are generally smallishneobatrachians with a greyish-brown and usually darkly mottled back, giving them excellentcamouflage among wet rocks overgrown withalgae; their well-developed feet make them agile climbers of slippery rocks.

Torrent frogs belong to the following taxa:

• The "torrent frogs" of Asia are certain species in variousranoid genera:Amolops,Huia,Odorrana (allRanidae),Micrixalus, (Micrixalidae) andNanorana (Dicroglossidae).
• The "torrent frogs" of Africa are the generaArthroleptides,Petropedetes (both familyPetropedetidae) andOdontobatrachus (Odontobatrachidae), which are found in eastern Africa, central Africa and western Africa, respectively.^[1]
• The "torrent frogs" of Australia are the genusTaudactylus of the Australian ground frog family (Myobatrachidae).
• Thetorrent treefrog (Litoria nannotis) of Australia is in the tree frog family (Hylidae)

• 
  Black torrent frog
  Micrixalus saxicola
  Ranidae
  India
• 
  Eungella torrent frog
  Taudactylus eungellensis
  Myobatrachidae
  Australia
• 
  Torrent treefrog
  Litoria nannotis
  Hylidae
  Australia

• Grass frog (disambiguation)
• Green frog (disambiguation)
• Rocket frog (disambiguation)
• Tree frog
• Torrent salamander

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