The World of Frogs
  • About
  • Care
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Downloads
  • Articles
  • Frog Focus
  • Links

 Arthroleptidae

Picture
Squeakers, Long-fingered Frogs, Night Frogs, Egg Frogs, Hairy Frogs, Gabonese Forest Frogs, African “Big-eyed” Treefrogs
These eight African genera were once considered part of the large Ranidae family, but have been shown recently to be sister to the Hyperoliidae.
#subfamily Arthroleptinae
*Arthroleptis (43 species)
*Cardioglossa (16 species)
#subfamily Astylosterninae
*Astylosternus (11 species)
*Leptodactylodon (15 species)
*Nyctibates (1 species)
*Trichobatrachus (1 species)
#subfamily Leptopelinae
*Leptopelis (52 species)
#subfamily Unassigned
*Scotobleps (1 species)
Examples of species
Cardioglossa gracilis, Leptopelis parkeri, Scotobleps gabonicus
© 2014 D.Knight