Added 15 January 2023.
The family Megophryidae contains 9 genera and approximately 180 species. It is restricted to SE Asia.
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Genus |
Common Name |
No. of species |
Distribution |
Notes |
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Borneo Frogs, Slender-Armed Frogs, Dwarf Litter Frogs |
85-93 |
China, SE Asia |
Characteristics: very reduced sternum; pointed expansion at tips of digits; ventral skin of digits sharply delimited; no denticles on larval oral disc; nuptial excrescences absent; vertical pupil |
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Eastern Spadefoot Toads, Large-Eyed Litter Frogs |
38 |
NE India, S China, SE Asia |
Characteristics: vomerine teeth absent; snout not extending beyond lower jaw; tongue strongly notched posteriorly; two well developed metacarpal tubercles; vertebrae proceolous; omosternum cartilaginous; sternum with a bony style; horizontal pupil |
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Asian Toads, Metacarpal-Tubercled Toads, Slender Litter Frogs |
50 |
NE India, S China, SE Asia |
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19 |
SW China, N Vietnam, poss. Laos |
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Cat-Eyed Toads, Lazy Toads |
24 |
China, Burma, Nepal, N India |
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