Hemiphractidae
Hemiphractidae is a family of frogs. They live in South and Central America. Previously, this group was classified as a subfamily under family Hylidae.
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| Hemiphractus fasciatus | |
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| Family: | Hemiphractidae
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Breeding behavior
A female Flectonotus pygmaeus with eggs enclosed on the back
This frog is different in that the eggs grow into froglets on the back of the female. In most there is no free-swimming tadpole stage. In some of the frogs the eggs are in a pouch until they hatch.
Taxonomy
The Hemiphractidae family is divided into the following genera:
- Cryptobatrachus - Backpack Frogs
- Flectonotus
- Gastrotheca - Marsupial Frogs
- Hemiphractus - Horned Treefrogs
- Stefania - Carrying Frogs