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Families
of the order Anura
| Family |
Common name |
Genera |
no. of species |
Distribution |
| Arthroleptidae |
Squeakers |
7 |
75 |
Africa |
| Allophrynidae |
|
1 |
1 |
S. America |
| Ascaphidae |
Tailed frogs |
1 |
1 |
N. America |
| Bombinatoridae |
Fire-bellied toads |
2 |
8 |
Europe, Asia |
| Brachycephalidae |
|
2 |
3 |
S. America |
| Bufonidae |
'True' toads |
33 |
380 |
N.S.C. America, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| Centrolenidae |
Glass frogs |
3 |
120 |
S.C. America |
| Dendrobaridae |
Poison dart frogs |
6 |
175 |
S.C. America |
| Discoglossidae |
|
2 |
5 |
Europe, Africa |
| Heleophrynidae |
Ghost frogs |
1 |
5 |
Africa |
| Hemisotidae |
Shovel-nosed frogs |
1 |
8 |
Africa |
| Hylidae |
Treefrogs |
38 |
740 |
N.S.C. America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Austrlia,
New Guinea |
| Hyperoliidae |
Reed and lily frogs |
19 |
230 |
Africa |
| Leiopelmatidae |
Bell toads |
1 |
3 |
New Zealand |
| Leptodactylidae |
|
49 |
900 |
N.S.C. America |
| Microhylidae |
Narrow-mouthed toads |
65 |
315 |
N.S.C. America, Africa, Asia, Austrlia,
New Guinea |
| Myobatrachidae |
|
21 |
110 |
Australia |
| Pelobatidae |
Spadefoot toads |
10 |
95 |
N. America, Europe, Asia, Africa |
| Pelodytidae |
|
1 |
2 |
Europe, Asia |
| Pipidae |
Pipids |
5 |
30 |
S. America, Africa |
| Pseudidae |
|
2 |
4 |
S. America |
| Ranidae |
'True' frogs |
46 |
700 |
N.S.C. America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Austrlia |
| Rhacophoridae |
|
10 |
212 |
Africa, Asia, Indo-Pacific |
| Rhinodermatidae |
|
1 |
2 |
S. America |
| Rhinophrynidae |
Burrowing toads |
1 |
1 |
N.C. America |
| Sooglossidae |
Seychelles frogs |
2 |
3 |
Seychelles Island |
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