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Microhylinae

Microhylinae
Temporal range: Early Eocene - present,[1] 52–0 Ma
Gastrophryne olivacea.jpg
Great Plains narrowmouth toad, Gastrophryne olivacea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Microhylinae
Günther, 1858
Genera

9, see text.

The Microhylinae are a subfamily of microhylid frogs. It contains 9 genera. Phylogenetic studies have estimated the family Microhylidae to be about 52 million years old.[1]

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Microhylinae:[2][3]

  • Glyphoglossus Günther, 1869
  • Kaloula Gray, 1831
  • Metaphrynella Parker, 1934
  • Microhyla Tschudi, 1838
  • Micryletta Dubois, 1987
  • Mysticellus Sonali & Biju, 2019
  • Nanohyla Poyarkov, Gorin & Scherz, 2021
  • Phrynella Boulenger, 1887
  • Uperodon Duméril & Bibron, 1841

References

  1. ^ a b van der Meijden, A., M. Vences, S. Hoegg, R. Boistel, A. Channing, and A. Meyer. 2007. Nuclear gene phylogeny of narrow-mouthed toads (family: Microhylidae) and a discussion of competing hypotheses concerning their biogeographical origins. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 44:1017–1030.
  2. ^ "Microhylinae Günther, 1858 (1843) | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. ^ Gorin, Vladislav A.; Scherz, Mark D.; Korost, Dmitriy V.; Poyarkov, Nikolay A. (2021-12-01). "Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 97(1): 21–54. doi:10.3897/zse.97.57968. ISSN 1860-0743.

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