Ceratophryidae
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Ceratophrys ornata | |
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Subfamily: | Ceratophryinae Tschudi, 1838
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The Ceratophryinae, known as common horned frogs, are a subfamily of the leptodactylid frogs. All species in this subfamily live in South America. Fossils of the giant Beelzebufo from Cretaceous Madagascar suggest that the subfamily may have once ranged throughout the prehistoric supercontinent of Gondwana[1].
Genera
- †Beelzebufo, Evans, Jones, & Krause, 2008.
- Ceratophrys, Wied-Neuwied, 1824.
- Chacophrys, Reig & Limeses, 1963.
- Lepidobatrachus, Budgett, 1899.
- Macrogenioglottus, Carvalho, 1946.
- Odontophrynus, Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862.
- Proceratophrys, Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920.
References
- ^ Dybas, Cheryl (2008-02-18). "Scientists Discover 'Giant Fossil Frog from Hell'". Press Release 08-025. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2008-02-19.