Dicroglossidae

212 species in 14 genera

Commonly Called Forked-Tongue Frogs, Cricket Frogs	Fejervarya limnocharis Photo by Martin Pickersgill (Click for family gallery)
This large family has a diversity of forms and natural history modes; likewise it has had a sometimes confusing but active taxonomic history. Its genera are split into two subfamilies, Dicroglossinae (with most of the species) and Occidozyginae. Previously, these species were included in Ranidae and a majority of species were assigned to the genus Fejervarya. In 2018, Fejervarya was proposed to be limited to the Southeast Asia species with the resurrected genus Minervarya restricted to South Asia (Sanchez et al. 2018). Most authors agree that more species are yet to be described in this family. They range from sub-Saharan Africa south to South Africa east through western Asia, South Asia (India), China, southeast Asia, including Malay peninsula, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan. Written by AmphibiaWeb
Notable Family Characteristics Terrestrial and aquatic species, found in a diversity of habitats Both egg-laying and direct developing species Diverse reproductive modes including uncommon inguinal amplexus in Occidozyga sumatrana Includes crab-eating frog Fejervarya cancrivora with unique specializations for living in brackish mangroves Includes burrowing species like Sphaerotheca breviceps, which appear above ground after heavy rains Distributed through sub-Saharan Africa, western Asia, South Asia (India), Southeast Asia, Philippines, New Guinea and Japan
Relevant Reference Kurabayashi, A., M. Kuramoto, S. H. Joshy, and M. Sumida. 2005. Molecular phylogeny of the ranid frogs from Southwest India based on the mitochondrial ribosomal RNA gene sequences. Zoological Science. Tokyo 22: 525–534. Roelants, K., J.-p. Jiang, and F. Bossuyt. 2004. Endemic ranid (Amphibia: Anura) genera in southern mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent represent ancient frog lineages: evidence from the molecular data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31: 730–740. Sanchez, E., S. D. Biju, M. M. Islam, M. K. Hasan, A. Ohler, M. Vences, and A. Kurabayashi. 2018. Phylogeny and classification of fejervaryan frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Salamandra 54: 109–116. Ohler, A., and A. Dubois. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships and generic taxonomy of the tribe Paini (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Dicroglossinae) with diagnoses of two new genera. Zoosystema. Paris 28: 769–784.

Subfamily Dicroglossinae (197 species)

Genus Allopaa (2 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Allopaa barmoachensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Allopaa hazarensis	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video

Genus Chrysopaa (1 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Chrysopaa sternosignata

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Genus Euphlyctis (8 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Euphlyctis aloysii	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	sound/video
Euphlyctis ehrenbergii	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Euphlyctis ghoshi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Euphlyctis hexadactylus	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Euphlyctis kalasgramensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Euphlyctis karaavali	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Euphlyctis mudigere	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video

Genus Fejervarya (17 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Fejervarya altilabris	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya assimilis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya brama	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya cancrivora	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	sound/video
Fejervarya frithi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya iskandari	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya kawamurai	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya limnocharis	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	sound/video
Fejervarya moodiei	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya multistriata	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya orissaensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya raja	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya sakishimensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya triora	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya verruculosa	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya vittigera	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Fejervarya pulla	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video

Genus Hoplobatrachus (5 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Hoplobatrachus crassus	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Hoplobatrachus litoralis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Hoplobatrachus occipitalis	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	sound/video
Hoplobatrachus rugulosus	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video

Genus Limnonectes (72 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Limnonectes acanthi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes arathooni	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes asperatus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes bannaensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes blythii	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes cintalubang	AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes dabanus	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes dammermani	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes diuatus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes doriae	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes ferneri	AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes finchi	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes fragilis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes fujianensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes grunniens	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes gyldenstolpei	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes hascheanus	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	sound/video
Limnonectes heinrichi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes hikidai	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes ibanorum	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes ingeri	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes isanensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes jarujini	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes kadarsani	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes kenepaiensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes khammonensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes khasianus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes kohchangae	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes kuhlii	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes larvaepartus	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes laticeps	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes lauhachindai	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes leporinus	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes leytensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes limborgi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes liui	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	sound/video
Limnonectes longchuanensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes macrocephalus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes macrodon	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes macrognathus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes magnus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes malesianus	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes mawlyndipi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes megastomias	AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes micrixalus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes microdiscus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes microtympanum	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes modestus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes namiyei	AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes nguyenorum	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes nitidus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes palavanensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes paramacrodon	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes parvus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes plicatellus	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes poilani	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes rhacodus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes selatan	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes shompenorum	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes sinuatodorsalis	AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes sisikdagu	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes taylori	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes timorensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes tweediei	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes utara	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes visayanus	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes woodworthi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes coffeatus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes kong	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes quangninhensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes (Dicroglossinae) kiziriani	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Limnonectes (Elachyglossa) savan	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video

Genus Minervarya (39 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Minervarya andamanensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya asmati	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya brevipalmata	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya caperata	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya chiangmaiensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya dhaka	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya gomantaki	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya granosa	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya greenii	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya keralensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya kirtisinghei	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya kudremukhensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya modesta	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya mudduraja	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya murthii	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya mysorensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya nepalensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya nilagirica	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya parambikulamana	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya pierrei	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya rufescens	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya sahyadris	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya sauriceps	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya sengupti	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya syhadrensis	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya teraiensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya agricola	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya cepfi	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Minervarya kadar	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya manoharani	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya marathi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya muangkanensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya neilcoxi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya nicobariensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya (Dicroglossinae) goemchi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya (Dicroglossinae) jhilmilensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya (Dicroglossinae) kalinga	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya (Dicroglossinae) krishnan	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Minervarya (Minervarya) chilapata	AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video

Genus Nannophrys (4 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Nannophrys ceylonensis	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	sound/video
Nannophrys guentheri	AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nannophrys marmorata	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Nannophrys naeyakai	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video

Genus Nanorana (29 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Nanorana aenea	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Nanorana annandalii	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana arnoldi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana blanfordii	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana chayuensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Nanorana conaensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Nanorana delacouri	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana ercepeae	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana feae	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana liebigii	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana maculosa	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana medogensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Nanorana minica	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Nanorana mokokchungensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana parkeri	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Nanorana phrynoides	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana pleskei	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Nanorana polunini	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana quadranus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana rarica	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana rostandi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana sichuanensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana taihangnica	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana unculuanus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana ventripunctata	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Nanorana vicina	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Nanorana yunnanensis	AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana (Feirana) kangxianensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Nanorana (Nanorana) gammii	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video

Genus Ombrana (1 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Ombrana sikimensis

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Genus Quasipaa (10 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Quasipaa acanthophora	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Quasipaa boulengeri	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Quasipaa courtoisi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Quasipaa exilispinosa	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Quasipaa fasciculispina	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Quasipaa jiulongensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Quasipaa shini	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Quasipaa spinosa	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Quasipaa verrucospinosa	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Quasipaa yei	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video

Genus Sphaerotheca (9 species)    [subfamily Dicroglossinae]

Sphaerotheca breviceps	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Sphaerotheca dobsonii	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Sphaerotheca maskeyi	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Sphaerotheca rolandae	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Sphaerotheca strachani	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Sphaerotheca swani	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Sphaerotheca (Dicroglossinae) pashchima	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Sphaerotheca (Dicroglossinae) pluvialis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video

Subfamily Occidozyginae (15 species)

Genus Ingerana (3 species)    [subfamily Occidozyginae]

Ingerana borealis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Ingerana charlesdarwini	AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Ingerana tenasserimensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video

Genus Occidozyga (12 species)    [subfamily Occidozyginae]

Occidozyga baluensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Occidozyga celebensis	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Occidozyga diminutiva	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Occidozyga floresiana	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Occidozyga laevis	AmphibiaWeb account	photos	sound/video
Occidozyga lima	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Occidozyga magnapustulosa	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Occidozyga martensii	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	sound/video
Occidozyga semipalmata	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Occidozyga sumatrana	no AmphibiaWeb account	photos	no sound/video
Occidozyga tompotika	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video
Occidozyga vittata	no AmphibiaWeb account	no photos	no sound/video

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