Pipidae
The Pipidae is a family of frogs. They do not have tongues. There are over 30 species of Pipidae frogs. They are found in tropical places in South America and Africa.
| Pipidae Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous to Recent
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Genera
Family Pipidae
- Hymenochirus - Dwarf clawed frogs
- Pseudhymenochirus - Merlin's clawed frog
- Xenopus - Common clawed frogs
- Silurana - Tropical clawed frogs
- Pipa - Surinam toads
References
- Gissi, Carmela. Mitochondrial phylogeny of Anura (Amphibia): A case study of congruent phylogenetic reconstruction using amino acid and nucleotide characters. Gene 366 (2) (February 2006). p. 228–237. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2005.07.034.
- Roelants, Kim. Archaeobatrachian paraphyly and pangaean diversification of crown-group frogs. Systematic Biology 54 (1) (February 2005). p. 111–126. doi:10.1080/10635150590905894.
- San Mauro, Diego. Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea. American Naturalist 165 (5) (May 2005). p. 590–599. doi:10.1086/429523.
Other websites
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