Phylum Chordata Order Frog | Rank Family | |
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Subfamily LeiuperinaeBonaparte, 1850 Similar | ||
The Leiuperinae are a subfamily of frogs in the Leptodactylidae family. Over 90 species are in five genera. The distribution of this subfamily is from southern Mexico to the Central America and much of South America.
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Taxonomy
Recognition of the Leiuperinae as it is known today is relatively recent. Frost et al. (2006) treated the Leiuperina as a part of the Leptodactylidae, whereas Grant et al. (2006) recognized them as a family, the view adopted by some sources. However, the Amphibian Species of the World follows Pyron and Wiens (2011) in recognizing this taxon as a subfamily. However, AmphibiaWeb includes leiuperinid genera in the Leptodactylidae, without recognizing them as a subfamily.
Genera
The five genera are:
References
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