Afrobatrachia

Afrobatrachia
	Leptopelis uluguruensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Clade:	Ranoidea
Clade:	Afrobatrachia; Frost et al., 2006
Families
	Arthroleptidae; Brevicipitidae; Hemisotidae; Hyperoliidae;

Afrobatrachia is clade of frogs in the suborder Neobatrachia, all of which are restricted to Africa, including some species in Madagascar and the Seychelles. It is the sister group to the clade Natatanura, which contains all other members of Ranoidea aside from Microhylidae^[1]^[2]^[3]

The diversity of the clade represents more than half the frog diversity found in Africa. Some can grow up to 66 mm in length. Species of the clade in lowland and montane forests display ecologies such as arboreality and fossoriality. The frogs show direct development, the most terrestrial of which is shown the family Brevicipitidae.^[2]

Families

Arthroleptidae Mivart, 1869 (8 genera)
Brevicipitidae Bonaparte, 1850 (5 genera)
Hemisotidae Cope, 1867 (1 genus)
Hyperoliidae Laurent, 1943 (17 genera)

References

^ R., Frost, Darrel (2006). The amphibian tree of life. American Museum of Natural History. OCLC 891485867.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b Portik, Daniel M.; Blackburn, David C. (September 2016). "The evolution of reproductive diversity in Afrobatrachia: A phylogenetic comparative analysis of an extensive radiation of African frogs". Evolution. 70 (9): 2017–2032. doi:10.1111/evo.12997. ISSN 0014-3820. PMC 5129497. PMID 27402182.
^ Feng, Yan-Jie; Blackburn, David C.; Liang, Dan; Hillis, David M.; Wake, David B.; Cannatella, David C.; Zhang, Peng (2017-07-18). "Phylogenomics reveals rapid, simultaneous diversification of three major clades of Gondwanan frogs at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114 (29): E5864 – E5870. doi:10.1073/pnas.1704632114. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 5530686. PMID 28673970.

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[1] R., Frost, Darrel (2006). The amphibian tree of life. American Museum of Natural History. OCLC 891485867.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:0-2] Portik, Daniel M.; Blackburn, David C. (September 2016). "The evolution of reproductive diversity in Afrobatrachia: A phylogenetic comparative analysis of an extensive radiation of African frogs". Evolution. 70 (9): 2017–2032. doi:10.1111/evo.12997. ISSN 0014-3820. PMC 5129497. PMID 27402182.

[:03-3] Feng, Yan-Jie; Blackburn, David C.; Liang, Dan; Hillis, David M.; Wake, David B.; Cannatella, David C.; Zhang, Peng (2017-07-18). "Phylogenomics reveals rapid, simultaneous diversification of three major clades of Gondwanan frogs at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114 (29): E5864 – E5870. doi:10.1073/pnas.1704632114. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 5530686. PMID 28673970.

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