Hemiphractidae
98 species in 6 genera
The family Hemiphractidae contains direct-developing frogs which bear the developing eggs on the back until they hatch. Frogs of the genera Flectonotus, Gastrotheca, Cryptobatrachus and Stefania are known as "marsupial" frogs since they carry the developing embryos in a dorsal pouch. Only the genus Hemiphractus lacks this dorsal pouch. All members of this family except for Flectonotus pygmaeus have embryos with two pairs of bell-shaped gills, which derive from the first and second branchial arches. Frogs of the genus Hemiphractus have distinct triangle-shaped heads. This family is found in South and Central America, in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama.
Flectonotus pygmaeus
Photo by Mauricio Rivera Correa
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Genus Cryptobatrachus (7 species)
Cryptobatrachus boulengeri no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cryptobatrachus conditus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cryptobatrachus nicefori no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cryptobatrachus pedroruizi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cryptobatrachus remotus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cryptobatrachus ruthveni no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Flectonotus (2 species)
Flectonotus fitzgeraldi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Flectonotus pygmaeus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Fritziana (3 species)
Fritziana fissilis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Fritziana goeldii no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Fritziana ohausi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Gastrotheca (61 species)
Gastrotheca abdita English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca albolineata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca andaquiensis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca angustifrons no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca antomia no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca antoniiochoai English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca argenteovirens no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca atympana no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca aureomaculata no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca bufona no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca carinaceps no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca christiani no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca chrysosticta no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca cornuta English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca dendronastes no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca dunni no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca ernestoi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca espeletia no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca excubitor no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca fissipes no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca flamma no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca fulvorufa no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca galeata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca gracilis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca griswoldi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca guentheri no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca helenae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca lateonota no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca lauzuricae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca litonedis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca longipes no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca marsupiata no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca microdiscus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca monticola no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca nebulanastes no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca nicefori no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca ochoai no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca orophylax no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca ossilaginis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca ovifera no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca pacchamama English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca pachachacae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca peruana no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca phalarosa no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca phelloderma no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca piperata no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca plumbea no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca pseustes no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca psychrophila no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca pulchra no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca rebeccae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca riobambae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca ruizi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca splendens no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca stictopleura no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca testudinea no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca trachyceps no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca walkeri no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca weinlandii no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Gastrotheca williamsoni no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Gastrotheca zeugocystis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Hemiphractus (6 species)
Hemiphractus bubalus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hemiphractus fasciatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hemiphractus helioi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hemiphractus johnsoni no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hemiphractus proboscideus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hemiphractus scutatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Stefania (19 species)
Stefania ackawaio no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania ayangannae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania breweri no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania coxi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania evansi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania ginesi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Stefania goini no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania marahuaquensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania neblinae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania oculosa no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania percristata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania riae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania riveroi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania roraimae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania satelles no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Stefania scalae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Stefania schuberti no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania tamacuarina no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Stefania woodleyi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
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