Microhylinae
Appearance
Microhylinae Temporal range: Early Eocene - present,[1]
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Great Plains narrowmouth toad, Gastrophryne olivacea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
Clade: | Ranoidea |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Subfamily: | Microhylinae Günther, 1858 |
Genera | |
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The Microhylinae are a subfamily of microhylid frogs.
A molecular phylogenetic study by van der Meijden, et al. (2007) has estimated the family Microhylidae to be about 52 million years old.[1]
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Microhylinae:[2]
- Glyphoglossus Günther, 1869
- Kaloula Gray, 1831
- Metaphrynella Parker, 1934
- Microhyla Tschudi, 1838
- Micryletta Dubois, 1987
- Mysticellus Sonali & Biju, 2019
- Phrynella Boulenger, 1887
- Uperodon Duméril & Bibron, 1841
References
- ^ a b van der Meijden, A., M. Vences, S. Hoegg, R. Boistel, A. Channing, and A. Meyer. 2007. Nuclear gene phylogeny of narrow-mouthed toads (family: Microhylidae) and a discussion of competing hypotheses concerning their biogeographical origins. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 44:1017–1030.
- ^ "Microhylinae Günther, 1858 (1843) | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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