Megophryidae

Megophryidae
	Java Spadefoot Toad (Leptobrachium hasseltii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Amphibia
Subclass:	Lissamphibia
Superorder:	Batrachia
Order:	Anura
Suborder:	Mesobatrachia
Family:	Megophryidae
	Global range (black)

Megophryidae are a large family of frogs. They live in the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalaya foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and going to the Philippines.^[1] There are 70-100 species of frog divided between 12 genera. They are commonly called megophryids.

The megophryids are known for their camouflage, especially those that live in forests. They often look like dead leaves. They even have some skin folds that look like leaf veins.

Megophryids range in size from 2 centimetres (0.79 in) to 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) in length. The adults' tongue is noticeably paddle-shaped. Their tadpoles can be found in a variety of waters, but especially ponds and streams. The tadpoles are very diverse in form because of the variety of habitats they live in.

Genera[change | change source]

Family Megophryinidae

Atympanophrys
Borneophrys - Rough horned frogs Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean & Ohler, 2006 (formerly in Megophrys)
Brachytarsophrys – Karin Hills frogs
Leptobrachella - Borneo frogs
Leptobrachium – Eastern spadefoot toads
Leptolalax - Asian toads
Megophrys - Asian horned toads
Ophryophryne - Mountain toads
Oreolalax
Scutiger - Cat-eyed toads
Vibrissaphora - Spiny toads (sometimes included in Leptobrachium)
Xenophrys

References[change | change source]

↑ Zweifel, Richard G. (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 88. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

Cogger, H.G; Zweifel, R.G. & Kirschner, D. (2004): Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians (2nd ed.). Fog City Press. ISBN 1-877019-69-0
Heying, H. (2003): Animal Diversity Web – Megophryidae. Retrieved 2006-MAY-08.

[EoR-1] Zweifel, Richard G. (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 88. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

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