Craugastoridae

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Craugastoridae
Craugastor fitzingeri
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Craugastoridae

Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008
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Craugastor Cope, 1862
Haddadus Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008

Craugastoridae is a family of frogs. There are 2 genera: Craugastor and Haddadus.

The genus Craugastor has 112 species. They can be found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America up to northwestern South America. The genus Haddadus has 2 species. They are only found in south-eastern Brazil.[1][2]

References[change | change source]

  1. Hedges, S. B., Duellman, W. E., and Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa (1737): 1–182. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2012-08-26.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Craugastoridae. in: AmphibiaWeb - Information on Amphibian Biology and Conservation". University of California, Berkeley, CA. Retrieved 2010-07-13.