Cycloramphidae
| Cycloramphidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Hyloidea |
| Family: | Cycloramphidae Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type genus | |
| Cycloramphus Tschudi, 1838 | |
| Genera | |
The Cycloramphidae are a family of frogs endemic to southeastern Brazil.[1] This family has seen large changes in its composition.[1][2] Genera that have at some point been included in the Cycloramphidae are at present placed in the Alsodidae, Hylodidae, Leptodactylidae, and Rhinodermatidae. Of these, the Alsodidae and/or Hylodidae have also been considered as subfamilies of Cycloramphidae (as, respectively, Alsodinae and Hylodinae); the Cycloramphidae, as recognized at present, would be similar to subfamily Cycloramphinae under such system.[1]
Genera
There are 36 species in three genera:[1]
- Cycloramphus Tschudi, 1838
- Thoropa Cope, 1865
- Zachaenus Cope, 1866
The AmphibiaWeb omits Zachaenus from this family, considering its placement within Hyloidea as uncertain.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Cycloramphidae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ Blackburn, D.C.; Wake, D.B. (2011). "Class Amphibia Gray, 1825. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148: 39–55. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.8.
- ^ "Uncertain". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.