Leiuperidae
85 species in 7 genera
The family Leiuperidae was recently broken out of the family Leptodactylidae (Grant et al. 2006). One of its best-known members is the Túngara Frog (Engystomops pustulosus, formerly known as Physalaemus pustulosus). The Túngara Frog has been extensively studied as a model system for examining the interplay between sexual selection and natural selection (Ryan 1992). Males gather in choruses, calling to females, who choose among the males based on their calls. Females prefer low-frequency calls, but so do the frogs' main predator, the fringe-lipped bat.
Literature cited:
Grant, T., Frost, D. R., Caldwell, J. P., Gagliardo, R., Haddad, C. F. B., Kok, P. J. R., Means, D. B., Noonan, B. P., Schargel, W. E., and Wheeler, W. C. (2006). Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 299, 1-262.
Ryan, M. (1992). The Túngara Frog: A Study in Sexual Selection and Communication. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Engystomops pustulosus
Photo by Giovanni Alberto Chaves Portilla
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Genus Edalorhina (2 species)
Edalorhina nasuta no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Edalorhina perezi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Engystomops (9 species)
Engystomops coloradorum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Engystomops freibergi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Engystomops guayaco no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Engystomops montubio no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Engystomops petersi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Engystomops pustulatus no English account no non-English account no photos sound/video Engystomops pustulosus English account no non-English account photos sound/video Engystomops puyango no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Engystomops randi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Eupemphix (1 species)
Eupemphix nattereri no English account no non-English account photos sound/video
Genus Physalaemus (45 species)
Physalaemus aguirrei no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus albifrons no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus albonotatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus angrensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus atlanticus no English account no non-English account photos sound/video Physalaemus barrioi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus biligonigerus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus bokermanni no English account no non-English account no photos sound/video Physalaemus caete no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus camacan no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus centralis English account no non-English account photos sound/video Physalaemus cicada no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus crombiei no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus cuqui no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus cuvieri no English account no non-English account photos sound/video Physalaemus deimaticus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus ephippifer no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus erikae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus erythros no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus evangelistai no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus feioi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus fernandezae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus fischeri no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus gracilis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus henselii no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus insperatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus irroratus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus jordanensis English account non-English account no photos sound/video Physalaemus kroyeri no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus lateristriga no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus lisei no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus maculiventris no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus marmoratus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus maximus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus moreirae English account no non-English account photos sound/video Physalaemus nanus no English account no non-English account photos sound/video Physalaemus obtectus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus olfersii no English account no non-English account photos sound/video Physalaemus orophilus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus riograndensis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus rupestris no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus santafecinus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Physalaemus signifer no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus soaresi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Physalaemus spiniger no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Pleurodema (15 species)
Pleurodema alium no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pleurodema bibroni no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pleurodema borellii no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pleurodema brachyops no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pleurodema bufoninum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pleurodema cinereum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pleurodema cordobae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pleurodema diplolister English account no non-English account photos sound/video Pleurodema fuscomaculatum no English account no non-English account no photos sound/video Pleurodema guayapae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pleurodema kriegi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pleurodema marmoratum English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pleurodema nebulosum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pleurodema thaul English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pleurodema tucumanum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Pseudopaludicola (12 species)
Pseudopaludicola boliviana no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola canga no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola ceratophryes no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola falcipes no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola llanera no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola mineira no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola murundu no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola mystacalis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola pusilla no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola riopiedadensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola saltica no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Pseudopaludicola ternetzi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Somuncuria (1 species)
Somuncuria somuncurensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
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