Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Ptychadenidae
Genera: Hildebrandtia - Lanzarana - Ptychadena
Name
Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987
Type genus: Ptychadena Boulenger, 1917
Synonyms
Ptychadenini Dubois, 1987
Ptychadeninae — Dubois, 1992
Ptychadenidae — Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006
References
Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 55.
Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 297: 235
Amphibian Species of the World 5.1 Ptychadenidae access date 26 June 2008
Note:
Originally a tribe (Ptychadenini) within the familia Ranidae.
Vernacular names
English: Ridged Frogs
日本語: アフリカアカガエル科
Ptychadenidae is a family of frogs commonly known as the grassland frogs.[1][2] These frogs occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ptychadenidae was previously considered to be a tribe or subfamily in the family Ranidae, but its position as a separate family is now well established.[1][2][3]
Subfamilies and genera
There are three genera with a total 60 species:[1]
Hildebrandtia Nieden, 1907 — 3 species
Lanzarana Clarke, 1982 — 1 species
Ptychadena Boulenger, 1917 — 59 species
References
Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
"Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
"Ptychadenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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