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Microhylidae

41 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Amphibia › Anura › Microhylidae

Uperodon mormoratus (Rao, 1937)

Uperodon mormoratus is a narrow-mouthed frog endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India, previously placed in genus Ramanella.

Uperodon rohani Garg, Senevirathne, Wijayathilaka, Phuge, Deuti, Manamendra-Arachchi, Meegaskumbura & Biju, 2018

Uperodon rohani is a small maroon frog found across Sri Lanka, most common in lowland wet habitats near humans.

Glyphoglossus molossus Günther, 1869

Glyphoglossus molossus, the blunt-headed burrowing frog, is a microhylid frog hunted for food across Southeast Asia, with restoration projects in Thailand.

Glyphoglossus guttulatus (Blyth, 1856)

Glyphoglossus guttulatus is a Microhylidae frog found in mainland Southeast Asia, harvested for food and threatened by habitat loss.

Kalophrynus baluensis Kiew, 1984

Kalophrynus baluensis is a small stocky frog found only in a small area of Bornean montane forest, with no major known threats.

Kalophrynus interlineatus (Blyth, 1855)

The spotted narrow-mouthed frog (Kalophrynus interlineatus) is a narrow-mouthed frog native to India, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong.

Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835)

Gastrophryne carolinensis, the eastern narrow-mouthed toad, is a small North American microhylid toad with distinct physical and habitat traits.

Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1856)

Gastrophryne olivacea, the Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad, is a small fossorial toad with a documented mutualism with tarantulas.

Elachistocleis bicolor (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)

Elachistocleis bicolor is a small nocturnal semi-fossorial frog native to South America that feeds mostly on ants and termites.

Elachistocleis pearsei (Ruthven, 1914)

Elachistocleis pearsei, the Colombian plump frog, is a nocturnal fossorial microhylid frog found across parts of Central and northern South America.

Hamptophryne boliviana (Parker, 1927)

Hamptophryne boliviana is a small nocturnal rainforest frog found in leaf litter, with no confirmed major threats to its population.

Hypopachus ustus (Cope, 1866)

The two-spaded narrow-mouthed toad (Hypopachus ustus) is a widespread Microhylidae frog found in parts of Central America and Mexico, not considered threatened.

Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866)

Hypopachus variolosus, the sheep frog, is a small fossorial frog native to southern North America and Central America.

Hypopachus pictiventris (Cope, 1886)

Gastrophryne pictiventris, the Nicaragua narrowmouth toad, is a microhylid frog found in lowland forests of Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Dermatonotus muelleri (Boettger, 1885)

Dermatonotus muelleri, Muller's termite frog, is the only species in the monotypic Microhylidae genus Dermatonotus, found in central South America.

Phrynomantis annectens Werner, 1910

Phrynomantis annectens, the marbled rubber frog, is a Microhylidae frog native to three southern African countries threatened by habitat loss.

Phrynomantis bifasciatus (Smith, 1847)

Phrynomantis bifasciatus, the banded rubber frog, is a Microhylidae frog from central and southern Africa that produces toxic skin secretion.

Related Families

Hylidae 170 species Ranidae 117 species Bufonidae 113 species Rhacophoridae 69 species Craugastoridae 58 species Leptodactylidae 58 species Pelodryadidae 53 species Dicroglossidae 38 species

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