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  Cycloramphidae

109 species in 14 genera

The family Cycloramphidae contains 14 genera, most of which were formerly considered to be within the family Leptodactylidae, and one of which (Rhinoderma) was formerly considered as a separate family, the Rhinodermatidae. The genus Rhinoderma has a very unusual form of male parental care, with the male scooping up the fertilized eggs in his mouth and brooding them in his vocal pouches. In the case of Rhinoderma darwinii, the larvae receive nutrition from viscous secretions within the male's vocal pouch, remaining within the pouch until they become froglets and emerge from the male's mouth. Many species of the genus Proceratophrys mimic dead leaves in appearance.

This family is found in South America.


Proceratophrys appendiculata
Photo by Xavier Ferrier
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Genus Alsodes (18 species)
Alsodes australis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes barrioi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes coppingeri no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes gargola no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Alsodes hugoi English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes igneus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Alsodes kaweshkari no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes laevis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes montanus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes monticola no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes nodosus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes norae English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes pehuenche no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes tumultuosus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes valdiviensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes vanzolinii no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Alsodes verrucosus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Alsodes vittatus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Crossodactylodes (3 species)
Crossodactylodes bokermanni no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Crossodactylodes izecksohni no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Crossodactylodes pintoi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Cycloramphus (27 species)
Cycloramphus acangatan no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus asper no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cycloramphus bandeirensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus bolitoglossus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus boraceiensis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cycloramphus brasiliensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus carvalhoi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus catarinensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus cedrensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus diringshofeni no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus dubius no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cycloramphus duseni no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cycloramphus faustoi English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus fuliginosus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus granulosus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus izecksohni no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus juimirim no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus lutzorum no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus migueli no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus mirandaribeiroi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus ohausi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus organensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus rhyakonastes no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus semipalmatus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus stejnegeri no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cycloramphus valae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Eupsophus (10 species)
Eupsophus calcaratus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Eupsophus contulmoensis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Eupsophus emiliopugini no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Eupsophus insularis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Eupsophus migueli no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Eupsophus nahuelbutensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Eupsophus queulensis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Eupsophus roseus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Eupsophus septentrionalis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Eupsophus vertebralis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Hylorina (1 species)
Hylorina sylvatica English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Insuetophrynus (1 species)
Insuetophrynus acarpicus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Limnomedusa (1 species)
Limnomedusa macroglossa no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Macrogenioglottus (1 species)
Macrogenioglottus alipioi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Odontophrynus (11 species)
Odontophrynus achalensis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Odontophrynus americanus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Odontophrynus barrioi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Odontophrynus carvalhoi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Odontophrynus cordobae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Odontophrynus cultripes English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Odontophrynus lavillai no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Odontophrynus maisuma no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Odontophrynus monachus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Odontophrynus occidentalis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Odontophrynus salvatori no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Proceratophrys (26 species)
Proceratophrys appendiculata no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Proceratophrys avelinoi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Proceratophrys bigibbosa no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Proceratophrys boiei English account non-English account photos sound/video
Proceratophrys brauni no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Proceratophrys concavitympanum no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys cristiceps no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys cristinae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys cururu no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Proceratophrys fryi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys goyana no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Proceratophrys laticeps no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Proceratophrys melanopogon no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Proceratophrys minuta no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys moehringi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys moratoi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Proceratophrys palustris no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys paviotii no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys phyllostomus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys renalis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys rondonae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys schirchi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys strussmannae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys subguttata no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Proceratophrys tupinambis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Proceratophrys vielliardi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Rhinoderma (2 species)
Rhinoderma darwinii English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Rhinoderma rufum English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Rupirana (1 species)
Rupirana cardosoi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Thoropa (6 species)
Thoropa lutzi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Thoropa megatympanum no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Thoropa miliaris no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Thoropa petropolitana no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Thoropa saxatilis no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Thoropa taophora no English account no non-English accountphotos sound/video

Genus Zachaenus (3 species)
Zachaenus carvalhoi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Zachaenus parvulus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Zachaenus roseus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video


Citation: AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2012. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: 2012).

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