Leptodactylinae Explained

The Leptodactylinae are a subfamily of leptodactylid frogs distributed between southern North America (Texas, USA, and Sonora, Mexico) and South America to Brazil. Their sister taxon is the clade comprising the Leiuperinae and Paratelmatobiinae.^[1]

Genera

The four genera in the subfamily are:^[1]

• Adenomera Steindachner, 1867
• Hydrolaetare Gallardo, 1963
• Leptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826
• Lithodytes Fitzinger, 1843

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leptodactylinae Werner, 1896 (1838) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2015 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 28 August 2015.