Megophryidae

Megophryidae
Temporal range: Early Eocene to Recent, 50.3–0 Ma
Java spadefoot toad (Leptobrachium hasseltii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Superfamily: Pelobatoidea
Family: Megophryidae
Bonaparte, 1850
Genera

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Global range (black)

Megophryidae, commonly known as goose frogs, is a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalayan foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to the Philippines.[1] Fossil remains are also known from North America.[2] As of 2014 it encompasses 246 species of frogs divided between five genera.[3] For lack of a better vernacular name, they are commonly called megophryids.

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians. Harold G. Cogger, Richard George Zweifel, David Kirshner (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA. 1998. p. 88. ISBN 0-12-178560-2. OCLC 39559811.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "Fossilworks: Megophryidae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Megophryidae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 29 August 2020.