Cryptobatrachus
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| Backpack frogs | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Superfamily: | Hyloidea |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Cryptobatrachus Ruthven, 1916 |
| Diversity | |
| 6-7 species | |
Cryptobatrachus is a genus of frogs under family Hemiphractidae. They are commonly called backpack frogs, as the females have the habit of carrying their clutch on their backs until the young hatch.
[edit] Species
- Cryptobatrachus boulengeri
- Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni
- Cryptobatrachus nicefori
- Cryptobatrachus conditus Lynch, 2008
- Cryptobatrachus pedroruizi Lynch, 2008
- Cryptobatrachus ruthveni Lynch, 2008
- Cryptobatrachus cf. boulengeri 'Nabusimaque'
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