Arthroleptidae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
144 species in 8 genera
Squeakers, Long-fingered Frogs, Night Frogs, Egg Frogs, Hairy Frogs, Gabonese Forest Frogs, African “Big-eyed” Treefrogs These eight African genera were once considered part of the large Ranidae family, but have been shown recently to be sister to the Hyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs, Treefrogs, and Running Frogs). None of the Arthroleptidae are found on oceanic islands, with the single exception of Leptopelis palmatus which occurs on the island of Principe. Both the Arthroleptidae and Hyperoliidae are part of a larger radiation that is restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, which also includes the Hemisotidae and Brevicipitidae (the latter formerly included as a subfamily of the Microhylidae). Within the Arthroleptidae, subfamily taxonomy is still not fully resolved. Arthroleptids include frogs with a diverse range of morphology, ecology, body sizes, and life history. All of these genera can be found in forests, but Leptopelis and Arthroleptis can also be found in woodlands and moist grasslands. Members of some other genera are sometimes found in moist high-altitude grasslands. All genera have tadpoles, except Arthroleptis and possibly a few Leptopelis species which have direct development. Tadpoles inhabit streams but some Leptopelis can be found in small pools. Adults and tadpoles of Astylosternus, Trichobatrachus, and Leptodactylodon are eaten by local people. The Hairy Frog (Trichobatrachus robustus) is the most famous of the arthroleptid species, due to breeding males possessing highly vascularized and hair-like dermal extensions. These extensions are believed to aid in cutaneous respiration. (Account by David Blackburn, University of Kansas.)
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Cardioglossa gracilis
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Subfamily Arthroleptinae (63 species)
Genus Arthroleptis (47 species) [subfamily Arthroleptinae]
Arthroleptis adelphus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis adolfifriederici no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis affinis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis aureoli no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis bioko no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis bivittatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis brevipes no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis carquejai no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis crusculum English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis discodactylus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis fichika no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis formosus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis francei no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis hematogaster no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis kidogo no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis krokosua no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis lameerei no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis langeri English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis lonnbergi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis loveridgei no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis mossoensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis nguruensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis nikeae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis nimbaensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis nlonakoensis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis palava English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis perreti no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis phrynoides no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis poecilonotus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis pyrrhoscelis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis reichei no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis schubotzi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis spinalis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis stenodactylus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis stridens no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis sylvaticus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis taeniatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis tanneri no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis troglodytes no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis tuberosus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis variabilis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis vercammeni no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Arthroleptis wahlbergii no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis xenochirus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis xenodactyloides no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis xenodactylus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arthroleptis zimmeri no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Cardioglossa (16 species) [subfamily Arthroleptinae]
Cardioglossa alsco no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa cyaneospila no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa elegans no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa escalerae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa gracilis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa gratiosa no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa leucomystax no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa manengouba no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa melanogaster no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa nigromaculata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cardioglossa occidentalis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa oreas no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa pulchra no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa schioetzi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa trifasciata no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cardioglossa venusta no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Subfamily Astylosterninae (28 species)Genus Astylosternus (11 species) [subfamily Astylosterninae]
Astylosternus batesi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Astylosternus diadematus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Astylosternus fallax no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Astylosternus laurenti no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Astylosternus montanus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Astylosternus nganhanus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Astylosternus occidentalis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Astylosternus perreti no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Astylosternus ranoides no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Astylosternus rheophilus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Astylosternus schioetzi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Leptodactylodon (15 species) [subfamily Astylosterninae]
Leptodactylodon albiventris no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon axillaris no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon bicolor no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon blanci no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon boulengeri no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon bueanus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon erythrogaster no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon mertensi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon ornatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon ovatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon perreti no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon polyacanthus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon stevarti no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon ventrimarmoratus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptodactylodon wildi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Nyctibates (1 species) [subfamily Astylosterninae]
Nyctibates corrugatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Trichobatrachus (1 species) [subfamily Astylosterninae]
Trichobatrachus robustus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Subfamily Leptopelinae (52 species)Genus Leptopelis (52 species) [subfamily Leptopelinae]
Leptopelis anchietae English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptopelis argenteus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis aubryi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis aubryioides English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis barbouri English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis bequaerti no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptopelis bocagii English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis boulengeri English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis brevipes no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptopelis brevirostris English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis broadleyi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis bufonides English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis calcaratus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis christyi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis concolor English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis crystallinoron English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptopelis cynnamomeus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis fenestratus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptopelis fiziensis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis flavomaculatus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis gramineus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis jordani no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptopelis karissimbensis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis kivuensis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis lebeaui no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptopelis mackayi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis macrotis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis marginatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptopelis millsoni English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis modestus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis mossambicus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis natalensis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis nordequatorialis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis notatus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis occidentalis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis ocellatus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis oryi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis palmatus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis parbocagii English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis parkeri English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis parvus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptopelis ragazzii English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis rufus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis spiritusnoctis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis susanae English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis uluguruensis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis vannutellii English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis vermiculatus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis viridis English account no non-English account photos sound/video Leptopelis xenodactylus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Leptopelis yaldeni English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Leptopelis zebra English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Subfamily Unassigned (1 species)Genus Scotobleps (1 species) [subfamily Unassigned]
Scotobleps gabonicus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
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