• Source: Alytidae

The Alytidae are a family of primitive frogs. Their common name is painted frogs or midwife toads. Most are endemic to Europe, but three species occur in northwest Africa, and a species formerly thought to be extinct is found in Israel.
This family is also known as Discoglossidae, but the older name Alytidae has priority and is now recognized by major reference works. Some researchers, though, suggest that Alytes and Discoglossus are different enough to be treated as belonging to separate families, implying resurrection of the Discoglossidae. The term "discoglossid" has also been used to refer to many primitive fossil frogs that share plesiomorphic (ancestral) similities to alytids, but that are probably not closely related.




Genera and species


The family contains three extant genera, Alytes, Discoglossus, and Latonia. The first is somewhat toad-like and can often be found on land. The second is smoother and more frog-like, preferring the water. The third genus was until recently considered extinct, and is represented by the recently rediscovered Hula painted frog. All of the species have pond-dwelling tadpoles.
The genera Bombina and Barbourula also used to be under this family, but have now been moved to the Bombinatoridae.




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= Extinct genera

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Family Alytidae

Genus †Enneabatrachus (prehistoric)
†Enneabatrachus hechti
Genus †Aralobatrachus (prehistoric)
†Aralobatrachus robustus
Genus †Callobatrachus (prehistoric)
†Callobatrachus sanyanensis
Genus †Bakonybatrachus (prehistoric)
†Bakonybatrachus fedori
Genus †Eodiscoglossus (prehistoric)
†Eodiscoglossus oxoniensis
†Eodiscoglossus santonjae

















References



San Mauro, Diego; Garcia-Paris, Mario; Zardoya, Rafael (December 2004). "Phylogenetic relationships of discoglossid frogs (Amphibia:Anura:Discoglossidae) based on complete mitochondrial genomes and nuclear genes". Gene. 343 (2): 357–366. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2004.10.001. PMID 15588590.
San Mauro, Diego; Vences, Miguel; Alcobendas, Marina; Zardoya, Rafael; Meyer, Axel (May 2005). "Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea" (PDF). American Naturalist. 165 (5): 590–599. doi:10.1086/429523. JSTOR 10.1086/429523. PMID 15795855.




External links


Media related to Alytidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Alytidae at Wikispecies

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Anura
• Alytidae
• Alytes maurus
• Midwife toad
• List of amphibians
• Majorcan midwife toad
• Frog
• Discoglossus pictus
• Archaeobatrachia
• Hula painted frog
• Latonia (frog)