Ptychadenidae Explained

Ptychadenidae is a family of frogs commonly known as the grassland frogs.^[1] These frogs occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Ptychadenidae was previously considered to be a tribe or subfamily in the family Ranidae, but its position as a separate family is now well established.^{[1] [2]}

Subfamilies and genera

There are three genera with a total 60 species:^[1]

• Hildebrandtia Nieden, 1907 — 3 species
• Lanzarana Clarke, 1982 — 1 species
• Ptychadena Boulenger, 1917 — 59 species

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 6 January 2014.
2. Web site: Ptychadenidae . 2014 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 6 January 2014.