Microhylinae
The Microhylinae are a subfamily of microhylid frogs. It contains 9 genera. Phylogenetic studies have estimated the family Microhylidae to be about 52 million years old.[1]
| Microhylinae Temporal range: Early Eocene - present,[1] | |
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| Great Plains narrowmouth toad, Gastrophryne olivacea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Microhylinae Günther, 1858 |
| Genera | |
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9, see text. | |
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Microhylinae:[2][3]
- Glyphoglossus Günther, 1869
- Kaloula Gray, 1831
- Metaphrynella Parker, 1934
- Microhyla Tschudi, 1838
- Micryletta Dubois, 1987
- Mysticellus Sonali & Biju, 2019
- Nanohyla Poyarkov, Gorin & Scherz, 2021
- Phrynella Boulenger, 1887
- Uperodon Duméril & Bibron, 1841
References
- van der Meijden, A., M. Vences, S. Hoegg, R. Boistel, A. Channing, and A. Meyer. 2007. Nuclear gene phylogeny of narrow-mouthed toads (family: Microhylidae) and a discussion of competing hypotheses concerning their biogeographical origins. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 44:1017–1030.
- "Microhylinae Günther, 1858 (1843) | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- Gorin, Vladislav A.; Scherz, Mark D.; Korost, Dmitriy V.; Poyarkov, Nikolay A. (2021-12-01). "Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 97 (1): 21–54. doi:10.3897/zse.97.57968. ISSN 1860-0743.
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