Myobatrachidae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
129 species in 21 genera
This assemblage of frogs is made up of 21 genera, distributed in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They range in size from 20 mm-110 mm SVL. Developmental life histories vary from having aquatic larvae to terrestrial direct developing to eggs/tadpoles which are brooded within 2 slit-like pouches at the hip region. Members of the now seemingly extinct genus Rheobatrachus were able to “swallow” their eggs and brood the developing larvae in their stomach while shutting off gastric production. Different morphotypes exist within this family; from squat, short-legged, thick-snouted forward burrowers to backward burrowers and unmodified terrestrial or semi-aquatic body forms. Morphological characters for this family are: 1) lack of fusion of the first two presacral vertebrae; 2) broad and wing-like shape of alary processes of the hyoid (except in Rheobatrachus); 3) small or absent finger/toe discs; 4) presence of the periaxial sheath enclosing the axial fiber of the sperm flagellum. Many species are endangered and several are listed as extinct.
Limnodynastes dumerilii
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Subfamily Limnodynastinae (54 species)
Genus Adelotus (1 species) [subfamily Limnodynastinae]
Adelotus brevis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Heleioporus (6 species) [subfamily Limnodynastinae]
Heleioporus albopunctatus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Heleioporus australiacus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Heleioporus barycragus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Heleioporus eyrei English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Heleioporus inornatus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Heleioporus psammophilus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Lechriodus (4 species) [subfamily Limnodynastinae]
Lechriodus aganoposis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Lechriodus fletcheri English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Lechriodus melanopyga no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Lechriodus platyceps no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Limnodynastes (11 species) [subfamily Limnodynastinae]
Limnodynastes convexiusculus English account no non-English account photos sound/video Limnodynastes depressus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Limnodynastes dorsalis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Limnodynastes dumerilii English account no non-English account photos sound/video Limnodynastes fletcheri English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Limnodynastes interioris English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Limnodynastes lignarius English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Limnodynastes peronii English account no non-English account photos sound/video Limnodynastes salmini English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Limnodynastes tasmaniensis English account no non-English account photos sound/video Limnodynastes terraereginae English account no non-English account photos sound/video
Genus Mixophyes (8 species) [subfamily Limnodynastinae]
Mixophyes balbus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Mixophyes carbinensis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Mixophyes coggeri English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Mixophyes fasciolatus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Mixophyes fleayi English account no non-English account photos sound/video Mixophyes hihihorlo no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mixophyes iteratus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Mixophyes schevilli English account no non-English account photos sound/video
Genus Neobatrachus (10 species) [subfamily Limnodynastinae]
Neobatrachus albipes English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Neobatrachus aquilonius English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Neobatrachus centralis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Neobatrachus fulvus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Neobatrachus kunapalari English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Neobatrachus pelobatoides English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Neobatrachus pictus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Neobatrachus sudelli English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Neobatrachus sutor English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Neobatrachus wilsmorei English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Notaden (4 species) [subfamily Limnodynastinae]
Notaden bennettii English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Notaden melanoscaphus English account no non-English account photos sound/video Notaden nichollsi English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Notaden weigeli English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Philoria (6 species) [subfamily Limnodynastinae]
Philoria frosti English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Philoria kundagungan English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Philoria loveridgei English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Philoria pughi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Philoria richmondensis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Philoria sphagnicolus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Platyplectrum (2 species) [subfamily Limnodynastinae]
Platyplectrum ornatum English account no non-English account photos sound/video Platyplectrum spenceri English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Rheobatrachus (2 species) [subfamily Limnodynastinae]
Rheobatrachus silus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Rheobatrachus vitellinus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Subfamily Myobatrachinae (75 species)Genus Arenophryne (2 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Arenophryne rotunda English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Arenophryne xiphorhyncha no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Assa (1 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Assa darlingtoni English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Crinia (16 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Crinia bilingua English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Crinia deserticola English account no non-English account photos sound/video Crinia fimbriata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Crinia georgiana English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Crinia glauerti English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Crinia insignifera English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Crinia nimbus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Crinia parinsignifera English account no non-English account photos sound/video Crinia pseudinsignifera English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Crinia remota English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Crinia riparia English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Crinia signifera English account no non-English account photos sound/video Crinia sloanei English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Crinia subinsignifera English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Crinia tasmaniensis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Crinia tinnula English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Geocrinia (7 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Geocrinia alba English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Geocrinia laevis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Geocrinia leai English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Geocrinia lutea English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Geocrinia rosea English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Geocrinia victoriana English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Geocrinia vitellina English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Metacrinia (1 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Metacrinia nichollsi English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Myobatrachus (1 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Myobatrachus gouldii English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Paracrinia (1 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Paracrinia haswelli English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Pseudophryne (13 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Pseudophryne australis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudophryne bibronii English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudophryne coriacea English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pseudophryne corroboree English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudophryne covacevichae English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pseudophryne dendyi English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudophryne douglasi English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudophryne guentheri English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudophryne major English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pseudophryne occidentalis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudophryne pengilleyi English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudophryne raveni English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudophryne semimarmorata English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Spicospina (1 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Spicospina flammocaerulea English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Taudactylus (6 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Taudactylus acutirostris English account no non-English account no photos sound/video Taudactylus diurnus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Taudactylus eungellensis English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Taudactylus liemi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Taudactylus pleione English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Taudactylus rheophilus English account no non-English account no photos sound/video
Genus Uperoleia (26 species) [subfamily Myobatrachinae]
Uperoleia altissima English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Uperoleia arenicola English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia aspera English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia borealis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia capitulata English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia crassa English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Uperoleia daviesae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia fusca English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia glandulosa English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia inundata English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia laevigata English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Uperoleia lithomoda English account no non-English account photos sound/video Uperoleia littlejohni English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia marmorata English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia martini English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia micra English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia micromeles English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia mimula English account no non-English account photos sound/video Uperoleia minima English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia mjobergii English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia orientalis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia rugosa English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Uperoleia russelli English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia talpa English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia trachyderma English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Uperoleia tyleri English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Citation: AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2012. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: 2012).AmphibiaWeb's policy on data use.