Fork-tongued frog
| Dicroglossidae | |
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| Quasipaa exilispinosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Ranoidea |
| Family: |
Dicroglossidae Anderson, 1871 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Dicroglossinae |
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Dicroglossinae
Occidozyginae
The Dicroglossidae family of frogs occurs in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa, with most genera and species being found in Asia. The common name of the family is fork-tongued frogs.
The Dicroglossidae were previously considered to be a subfamily in the Ranidae family, but their position as a family is now well established.
The two subfamilies contain more than 186 species in 13–15 genera, depending on the source.
Dicroglossinae Anderson, 1871 — 169 species in 13 genera:
Occidozyginae Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 — 17 species in two genera:
The following phylogeny of Dicroglossidae is from Pyron & Wiens (2011). Dicroglossidae is a sister group of Ranixalidae.
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