Ceratobatrachidae |  |
104 species in 4 genera
Commonly Called Ground Frogs
Cornufer vitianus
Photo by Paddy Ryan
(Click for family gallery)These mostly forest-dwelling frog species are from southeast Asia - Malaysia through the Indonesian islands, including the Philippine chain, New Guinea and its nearby archipelago. Much is unknown about the natural history and biology of these species.
Written by AmphibiaWebNotable Family Characteristics
- Direct developers
- Mostly small to medium-sized with some exceptional large species growing up to 165 mm snout-vent length, (Cornufer guppyi)
- Terrestrial, with some arboreal species
- Often found in forests, both lowland and montane, or plantations; at least one species is cave-dwelling (Platymantis spelaeus)
- Distribution from Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines through to east of New Guinea and the Solomon archipelago.
Cartography Credit: Zoe Yoo, UC Berkeley
Range maps sources: AmphibiaWeb, UC Berkeley, and IUCN RedListRelevant Reference
Brown, R. M., C. D. Siler, S. J. Richards, A. C. Diesmos, and D. C. Cannatella. 2015. Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for Southeast Asian and Melanesian forest frogs (family Ceratobatrachidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 174: 130–168.
Yan, F., K. Jiang, J.-q. Jin, C, Suwannapoom, C. Li, J. V. Vindum, R. M. Brown, and J. Che. 2016. The Australasian frog family Ceratobatrachidae in China, Myanmar and Thailand: discovery of a new Himalayan forest frog clade. Zoological Research/Dōngwùxué yánjiū. Kunming 37: 7–14.
Subfamily Alcalinae (6 species)
Genus Alcalus (6 species) [subfamily Alcalinae]
Alcalus baluensis no account photos no sound/video Alcalus fontinalis no account no photos no sound/video Alcalus mariae no account no photos no sound/video Alcalus rajae no account no photos no sound/video Alcalus sariba no account photos no sound/video Alcalus tasanae no account photos no sound/video
Subfamily Ceratobatrachinae (89 species)Genus Cornufer (43 species) [subfamily Ceratobatrachinae]
Cornufer acrochordus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer aculeodactylus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer adiastolus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer admiraltiensis no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer akarithymus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer boulengeri no account photos no sound/video Cornufer bufoniformis no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer citrinospilus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer desticans no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer gilliardi no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer guentheri no account photos no sound/video Cornufer guppyi no account photos no sound/video Cornufer hedigeri no account photos no sound/video Cornufer heffernani no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer latro no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer macrosceles account no photos no sound/video Cornufer magnus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer malukuna no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer mamusiorum no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer mediodiscus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer minutus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer nakanaiorum no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer neckeri no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer nexipus account no photos no sound/video Cornufer opisthodon no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer paepkei no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer papuensis account no photos no sound/video Cornufer parilis no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer pelewensis account photos no sound/video Cornufer schmidti no account photos no sound/video Cornufer solomonis no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer sulcatus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer vitianus account photos no sound/video Cornufer vitiensis account photos no sound/video Cornufer vogti no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer weberi no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer wolfi no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer (Batrachylodes) elegans no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer (Batrachylodes) exedrus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer (Batrachylodes) gigas no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer (Batrachylodes) montanus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer (Batrachylodes) trossulus no account no photos no sound/video Cornufer (Batrachylodes) vertebralis no account no photos no sound/video
Genus Platymantis (46 species) [subfamily Ceratobatrachinae]
Platymantis banahao no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis batantae no account photos no sound/video Platymantis bayani no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis biak account no photos no sound/video Platymantis bimaculatus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis browni account no photos no sound/video Platymantis bufonulus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis caesiops no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis cagayanensis no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis cheesmanae no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis cornutus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis corrugatus no account photos no sound/video Platymantis cryptotis no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis diesmosi account no photos no sound/video Platymantis dorsalis no account photos no sound/video Platymantis guentheri account photos no sound/video Platymantis hazelae no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis indeprensus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis insulatus account photos no sound/video Platymantis isarog no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis lawtoni no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis levigatus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis luzonensis no account photos no sound/video Platymantis macrops no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis manus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis mimicus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis mimulus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis montanus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis myersi no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis naomii no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis navjoti account no photos no sound/video Platymantis negrosensis account no photos no sound/video Platymantis paengi no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis panayensis no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis parkeri no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis polillensis no account photos no sound/video Platymantis pseudodorsalis no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis punctatus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis pygmaeus no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis quezoni no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis rabori no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis sierramadrensis no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis spelaeus account no photos no sound/video Platymantis subterrestris no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis taylori no account no photos no sound/video Platymantis wuenscheorum no account no photos no sound/video
Subfamily Liuraninae (9 species)Genus Liurana (9 species) [subfamily Liuraninae]
Liurana alpina no account no photos no sound/video Liurana himalayana no account photos no sound/video Liurana indica no account photos no sound/video Liurana medogensis no account photos no sound/video Liurana minuta no account photos no sound/video Liurana namchabarwa no account no photos no sound/video Liurana reticulata no account no photos no sound/video Liurana vallecula no account no photos no sound/video Liurana xizangensis no account photos no sound/video
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