Leiuperinae
| Leiuperinae | |
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| Pleurodema brachyops | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Subfamily: |
Leiuperinae Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type genus | |
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Leiuperus Duméril and Bibron, 1841 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Leiuperina Bonaparte, 1850 |
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Leiuperina Bonaparte, 1850
Leiuperidae Bonaparte, 1850
The Leiuperinae are a subfamily of frogs in the Leptodactylidae family. Over 90 species are in five genera. The distribution of this subfamily is from southern Mexico to the Central America and much of South America.
Recognition of the Leiuperinae as it is known today is relatively recent. Frost et al. (2006) treated the Leiuperina as a part of the Leptodactylidae, whereas Grant et al. (2006) recognized them as a family, the view adopted by some sources. However, the Amphibian Species of the World follows Pyron and Wiens (2011) in recognizing this taxon as a subfamily. However, AmphibiaWeb includes leiuperinid genera in the Leptodactylidae, without recognizing them as a subfamily.
The five genera are:
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