Hemiphractidae
The family Hemiphractidae contains direct-developing frogs which bear the developing eggs on the back until they hatch. Frogs of the genera Flectonotus, Gastrotheca, Cryptobatrachus and Stefania are known as "marsupial" frogs since they carry the developing embryos in a dorsal pouch. Only the genus Hemiphractus lacks this dorsal pouch. All members of this family except for Flectonotus pygmaeus have embryos with two pairs of bell-shaped gills, which derive from the first and second branchial arches. Frogs of the genus Hemiphractus have distinct triangle-shaped heads. This family is found in South and Central America, in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama.
Flectonotus pygmaeus
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Genus Cryptobatrachus (7 species)
Cryptobatrachus boulengeri no species account photos no range maps no sounds Cryptobatrachus conditus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni no species account photos no range maps no sounds Cryptobatrachus nicefori no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cryptobatrachus pedroruizi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cryptobatrachus remotus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cryptobatrachus ruthveni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Flectonotus (5 species)
Flectonotus fissilis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Flectonotus fitzgeraldi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Flectonotus goeldii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Flectonotus ohausi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Flectonotus pygmaeus no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Gastrotheca (58 species)
Gastrotheca abdita species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca albolineata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca andaquiensis species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca angustifrons no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca antomia no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca antoniiochoai species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca argenteovirens no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca atympana no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca aureomaculata no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca bufona no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca carinaceps no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca christiani no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca chrysosticta no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca cornuta species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca dendronastes no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca dunni no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca ernestoi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca espeletia no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca excubitor no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca fissipes no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca flamma no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca fulvorufa no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca galeata no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca gracilis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca griswoldi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca guentheri no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca helenae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca lateonota no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca lauzuricae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca litonedis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca longipes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca marsupiata no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca microdiscus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca monticola no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca nicefori no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca ochoai no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca orophylax no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca ossilaginis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca ovifera no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca pacchamama species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca peruana no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca phalarosa no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca piperata no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca plumbea no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca pseustes no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca psychrophila no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca pulchra no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca rebeccae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca riobambae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca ruizi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca splendens no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca stictopleura no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca testudinea no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca trachyceps no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca walkeri no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca weinlandii no species account photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca williamsoni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Gastrotheca zeugocystis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Hemiphractus (6 species)
Hemiphractus bubalus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hemiphractus fasciatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hemiphractus helioi species account photos no range maps no sounds Hemiphractus johnsoni no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hemiphractus proboscideus species account photos no range maps no sounds Hemiphractus scutatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Stefania (19 species)
Stefania ackawaio no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania ayangannae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania breweri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania coxi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania evansi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania ginesi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Stefania goini no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania marahuaquensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania neblinae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania oculosa no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania percristata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania riae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania riveroi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania roraimae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania satelles no species account photos no range maps no sounds Stefania scalae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Stefania schuberti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania tamacuarina no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Stefania woodleyi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
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