Craugastoridae

Craugastor raniformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Craugastoridae
Subfamiliae (3): Ceuthomantinae – Craugastorinae – Holoadeninae

Genera (19): Barycholos – Bryophryne – Ceuthomantis – Craugastor – Dischidodactylus – Euparkerella – Haddadus – Holoaden – Hypodactylus – Lynchius – Niceforonia – Noblella – Oreobates – Phrynopus – Pristimantis – Psychrophrynella – Strabomantis – Tachiramantis – Yunganastes

Name

• Craugastoridae Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008: 29

Type genus: Craugastor Cope, 1862, by original designation.

Synonyms

• Strabomantidae Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008: 95 [synonymised by Padial, Grant & Frost, 2014: 52]

Type genus: Strabomantis Peters, 1863, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Hedges, S.B., Duellman, W.E. & Heinicke, M.P. 2008. New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation. Zootaxa 1737(1): 1–182. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1 Reference page. 
• Padial, J.M.; Grant, T.; Frost, D.R. 2014. Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria. Zootaxa 3825(1): 1–132. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3825.1.1 Reference page. 
• Padial, J.M., Grant, T. & Frost, D.R. 2014. JOSÉ M. PADIAL, TARAN GRANT & DARREL R. FROST (2014) Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria. Zootaxa 3825(1): 1–132. Zootaxa 3827(4): 599–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3827.4.10 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pyron, A.A. & Wiens, J.J. 2011. A large-scale phylogeny of Amphibia including over 2,800 species, and a revised classification of extant frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61(2): 543–583. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.06.012 Reference page. 
• Romero-Garcia, J., Clavijo-Garzon, S. & Bernal, M.H. 2015. The advertisement call of three highland endemic species (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Andean mountains of Colombia. Zootaxa 4007(2): 298–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4007.2.14. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Craugastoridae access date 18 July 2008

Vernacular names

English: Robber Frogs

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