Sooglossidae

Seychelles frogs
Sechellophryne gardineri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Superfamily: Sooglossoidea
Family: Sooglossidae
Noble, 1931
Genera

2 genera (see text)

Sooglossidae, the Seychelles frogs or Seychelles Island frogs, are a family of frogs found on the Seychelles Islands.[1] Until recently, this family was believed to include the genera Sechellophryne, Nesomantis and Sooglossus, but following a major revision of amphibians in 2006,[2] the genus Nesomantis was named a junior synonym of Sooglossus.[3] Their closest relatives are the purple frogs (Nasikabatrachidae) of India.[4]

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  4. ^ Franky Bossuyt; Biju, S. D. (October 2003). "New frog family from India reveals an ancient biogeographical link with the Seychelles". Nature. 425 (6959): 711–714. doi:10.1038/nature02019. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 14562102.