Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Leptodactylinae

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Subfamily

Scientific name
  
Leptodactylinae

Higher classification
  
Leptodactylidae

Order
  
Frog

Leptodactylinae

Lower classifications
  
Leptodactylus, Physalaemus, Smoky jungle frog, Pleurodema, Pseudopaludicola

The Leptodactylinae are a subfamily of leptodactylid frogs distributed between southern North America (Texas, USA, and Sonora, Mexico) and South America to Brazil. Their sister taxon is the clade comprising the Leiuperinae and Paratelmatobiinae.

Genera

The four genera in the subfamily are:

  • Adenomera Steindachner, 1867
  • Hydrolaetare Gallardo, 1963
  • Leptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826
  • Lithodytes Fitzinger, 1843
  • References

    Leptodactylinae Wikipedia