Dicroglossidae |  |
223 species in 15 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 AmphibiaWebNotable 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
Cartography Credit: Zoe Yoo, UC Berkeley
Range maps sources: AmphibiaWeb, UC Berkeley, and IUCN RedListRelevant 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 (204 species)
Genus Allopaa (1 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Allopaa hazarensis account photos no sound/video
Genus Chrysopaa (1 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Chrysopaa sternosignata account photos no sound/video
Genus Euphlyctis (8 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Euphlyctis adolfi no account no photos no sound/video Euphlyctis aloysii no account photos no sound/video Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis account photos sound/video Euphlyctis ehrenbergii no account photos no sound/video Euphlyctis hexadactylus account photos no sound/video Euphlyctis jaladhara account no photos no sound/video Euphlyctis karaavali no account no photos no sound/video Euphlyctis kerala no account no photos no sound/video
Genus Fejervarya (17 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Fejervarya altilabris no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya assimilis no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya brama no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya cancrivora account photos sound/video Fejervarya frithi no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya iskandari no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya kawamurai no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya kupitzi no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya limnocharis account photos sound/video Fejervarya moodiei no account photos no sound/video Fejervarya multistriata no account photos no sound/video Fejervarya orissaensis no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya pulla no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya sakishimensis no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya triora no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya verruculosa no account no photos no sound/video Fejervarya vittigera no account no photos no sound/video
Genus Hoplobatrachus (6 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Hoplobatrachus crassus account photos sound/video Hoplobatrachus litoralis account photos no sound/video Hoplobatrachus occipitalis account photos sound/video Hoplobatrachus rugulosus no account photos no sound/video Hoplobatrachus salween no account no photos no sound/video Hoplobatrachus tigerinus account photos no sound/video
Genus Limnonectes (77 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Limnonectes acanthi no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes arathooni no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes asperatus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes bagoensis no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes bagoyoma no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes bannaensis no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes beloncioi no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes blythii account photos no sound/video Limnonectes cintalubang account photos no sound/video Limnonectes coffeatus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes conspicillatus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes dabanus no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes dammermani no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes deinodon no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes diuatus account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes doriae no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes fastigatus no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes finchi no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes fragilis no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes fujianensis no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes ghoshi no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes grunniens no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes gyldenstolpei no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes hascheanus no account photos sound/video Limnonectes heinrichi no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes hikidai account photos no sound/video Limnonectes ibanorum no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes ingeri no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes isanensis no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes jarujini no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes kadarsani account photos no sound/video Limnonectes kenepaiensis no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes khammonensis no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes khasianus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes kiziriani no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes kohchangae no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes kong no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes kuhlii no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes larvaepartus account photos no sound/video Limnonectes lauhachindai no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes leporinus no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes leytensis no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes limborgi no account photos sound/video Limnonectes longchuanensis no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes macrocephalus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes macrodon no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes macrognathus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes magnus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes malesianus no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes mawlyndipi no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes megastomias account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes micrixalus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes microdiscus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes microtympanum no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes modestus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes namiyei account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes nguyenorum no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes nitidus no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes palavanensis account photos no sound/video Limnonectes paramacrodon no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes parvus no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes phuyenensis no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes plicatellus no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes poilani no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes pseudodoriae no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes quangninhensis no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes savan no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes selatan no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes shompenorum no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes sinuatodorsalis account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes sisikdagu no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes taylori no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes timorensis no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes tweediei no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes utara no account no photos no sound/video Limnonectes visayanus no account photos no sound/video Limnonectes woodworthi no account no photos no sound/video
Genus Minervarya (33 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Minervarya agricola no account photos no sound/video Minervarya andamanensis no account photos no sound/video Minervarya asmati no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya brevipalmata no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya cepfi no account photos no sound/video Minervarya charlesdarwini account no photos no sound/video Minervarya chiangmaiensis no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya chilapata account no photos no sound/video Minervarya dhaka no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya goemchi no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya gomantaki no account photos no sound/video Minervarya greenii account photos no sound/video Minervarya jhilmilensis no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya kadar no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya kalinga no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya keralensis no account photos no sound/video Minervarya kirtisinghei account photos no sound/video Minervarya krishnan no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya manoharani no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya marathi no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya muangkanensis no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya mysorensis no account photos no sound/video Minervarya neilcoxi no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya nepalensis no account photos no sound/video Minervarya nicobariensis no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya nilagirica no account photos no sound/video Minervarya pentali no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya pierrei no account photos no sound/video Minervarya rufescens no account photos no sound/video Minervarya sahyadris no account photos no sound/video Minervarya sengupti no account no photos no sound/video Minervarya syhadrensis account photos no sound/video Minervarya teraiensis no account photos no sound/video
Genus Nannophrys (4 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Nannophrys ceylonensis account photos sound/video Nannophrys guentheri account no photos no sound/video Nannophrys marmorata account photos no sound/video Nannophrys naeyakai account photos no sound/video
Genus Nanorana (32 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Nanorana aenea no account photos no sound/video Nanorana annandalii no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana arnoldi no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana arunachalensis no account photos no sound/video Nanorana bangdaensis no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana blanfordii no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana chayuensis no account photos no sound/video Nanorana conaensis no account photos no sound/video Nanorana ercepeae no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana feae no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana gammii no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana kangxianensis no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana liebigii no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana maculosa no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana medogensis no account photos no sound/video Nanorana minica no account photos no sound/video Nanorana mokokchungensis no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana parkeri account photos no sound/video Nanorana phrynoides no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana pleskei no account photos no sound/video Nanorana polunini no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana quadranus no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana rarica no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana rostandi no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana sichuanensis no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana taihangnica no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana unculuanus no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana ventripunctata no account photos no sound/video Nanorana vicina account photos no sound/video Nanorana xuelinensis no account no photos no sound/video Nanorana yunnanensis account photos no sound/video Nanorana zhaoermii account no photos no sound/video
Genus Ombrana (1 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Ombrana sikimensis account no photos no sound/video
Genus Quasipaa (13 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Quasipaa acanthophora no account photos no sound/video Quasipaa boulengeri no account photos no sound/video Quasipaa courtoisi no account no photos no sound/video Quasipaa delacouri no account no photos no sound/video Quasipaa exilispinosa account photos sound/video Quasipaa fasciculispina no account no photos no sound/video Quasipaa jiulongensis no account no photos no sound/video Quasipaa robertingeri no account no photos no sound/video Quasipaa shini no account no photos no sound/video Quasipaa spinosa no account photos no sound/video Quasipaa taoi no account no photos no sound/video Quasipaa verrucospinosa no account photos no sound/video Quasipaa yei no account no photos no sound/video
Genus Sphaerotheca (11 species) [subfamily Dicroglossinae]
Sphaerotheca bengaluru no account no photos no sound/video Sphaerotheca breviceps account photos no sound/video Sphaerotheca dobsonii no account photos no sound/video Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus no account no photos no sound/video Sphaerotheca magadha no account no photos no sound/video Sphaerotheca maskeyi no account photos no sound/video Sphaerotheca pashchima no account photos no sound/video Sphaerotheca pluvialis no account photos no sound/video Sphaerotheca rolandae account photos no sound/video Sphaerotheca strachani no account no photos no sound/video Sphaerotheca swani no account photos no sound/video
Subfamily Occidozyginae (19 species)Genus Ingerana (2 species) [subfamily Occidozyginae]
Ingerana borealis no account photos no sound/video Ingerana tenasserimensis no account no photos no sound/video
Genus Occidozyga (5 species) [subfamily Occidozyginae]
Occidozyga berbeza no account no photos no sound/video Occidozyga lima no account photos no sound/video Occidozyga lingnanica no account no photos no sound/video Occidozyga obscura no account no photos no sound/video Occidozyga rhacoda no account no photos no sound/video
Genus Phrynoglossus (12 species) [subfamily Occidozyginae]
Phrynoglossus baluensis no account photos no sound/video Phrynoglossus celebensis no account photos no sound/video Phrynoglossus diminutivus no account no photos no sound/video Phrynoglossus floresianus no account no photos no sound/video Phrynoglossus laevis account photos sound/video Phrynoglossus magnapustulosus no account no photos no sound/video Phrynoglossus martensii no account photos sound/video Phrynoglossus myanhessei no account no photos no sound/video Phrynoglossus semipalmatus no account photos no sound/video Phrynoglossus sumatranus no account photos no sound/video Phrynoglossus swanbornorum no account no photos no sound/video Phrynoglossus tompotika no account no photos no sound/video
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