Craugastoridae

Craugastoridae is a family of frogs. There are 2 genera: Craugastor and Haddadus.

Craugastoridae
Craugastor fitzingeri.jpg
Craugastor fitzingeri
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Craugastoridae

Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008
Genera

Craugastor Cope, 1862
Haddadus Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008

The genus Craugastor has 112 species. They can be found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America up to northwestern South America. The genus Haddadus has 2 species. They are only found in south-eastern Brazil.[1][2]

References

  1. Hedges, S. B., Duellman, W. E., and Heinicke, M. P. New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation. Zootaxa (1737) (2008). p. 1–182. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  2. Craugastoridae. in: AmphibiaWeb - Information on Amphibian Biology and ConservationUniversity of California, Berkeley, CA. Retrieved 2010-07-13.