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  Megophryidae (see family information on Tree of Life site)

The Megophryidae are cryptic frogs placed in 11 genera, with an overall trend of morphologically mimicking dead leaves on the forest floor. These are the largest, most ecologically and morphologically diverse group of non-neobatrachian frogs in South and Southeast Asia, extending through India, Pakistan, Southeast Asia, Borneo, Phillippines, and Sunda Islands. Tadpoles are aquatic with carrying buccal adaptations. Megophrys nasuta, when viewed dorsally, resembles a leaf with its coloration, overall shape, and even leaf-vein looking epidermal growths! These frogs are nocturnal and are poor jumpers, instead preferring to “walk” around. Morphological characters for this family are: 1) ceratohyals absent in adults; 2) intervertebral cartilages with ossified centers; 3) paddle-shaped tongue; 4) pectoral girdle arciferal with long bony sternum; 5) sacral diapophyses expanded antero-posteriorly; 6) palatines absent, with a palatal process of maxilla instead present in this area.
Xenophrys major
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Genus Atympanophrys (2 species)
Atympanophrys gigantica no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Atympanophrys shapingensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds

Genus Brachytarsophrys (5 species)
Brachytarsophrys carinensis no species account photos range maps no sounds
Brachytarsophrys chuannanensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Brachytarsophrys feae no species account photos range maps no sounds
Brachytarsophrys intermedia no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Brachytarsophrys platyparietus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Leptobrachella (7 species)
Leptobrachella baluensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachella brevicrus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachella mjobergi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachella natunae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachella palmata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachella parva no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachella serasanae species account no photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Leptobrachium (15 species)
Leptobrachium abbotti species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium banae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium buchardi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium chapaense no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium gunungense no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium hainanense no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium hasseltii species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium hendricksoni species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium huashen no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium montanum no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium mouhoti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium nigrops no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium pullum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium smithi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptobrachium xanthospilum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Leptolalax (21 species)
Leptolalax alpinus no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Leptolalax arayai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax bourreti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax dringi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax fuliginosus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax gracilis no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax hamidi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax heteropus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax kajangensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax liui no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Leptolalax maurus no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax melanoleucus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax nahangensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax oshanensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax pelodytoides no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Leptolalax pictus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax pluvialis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax solus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax sungi species account photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax tuberosus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Leptolalax ventripunctatus no species account no photos range maps no sounds

Genus Megophrys (7 species)
Megophrys edwardinae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Megophrys kobayashii no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Megophrys lekaguli no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Megophrys ligayae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Megophrys montana species account photos no range maps no sounds
Megophrys nasuta no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Megophrys stejnegeri no species account photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Ophryophryne (5 species)
Ophryophryne gerti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Ophryophryne hansi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Ophryophryne microstoma no species account photos range maps no sounds
Ophryophryne pachyproctus no species account photos range maps no sounds
Ophryophryne synoria no species account no photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Oreolalax (17 species)
Oreolalax chuanbeiensis species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax granulosus species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax jingdongensis species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax liangbeiensis species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax lichuanensis species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax major species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax multipunctatus species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax nanjiangensis species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax omeimontis species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax pingii species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax popei species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax puxiongensis species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax rhodostigmatus species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax rugosus species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax schmidti species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax weigoldi species account no photos range maps no sounds
Oreolalax xiangchengensis species account no photos range maps no sounds

Genus Scutiger (18 species)
Scutiger adungensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Scutiger bhutanensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Scutiger boulengeri no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger brevipes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Scutiger chintingensis species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger glandulatus no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger gongshanensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger jiulongensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger liupanensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger maculatus species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger mammatus no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger muliensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger nepalensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Scutiger ningshanensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger nyingchiensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger pingwuensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger sikimmensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Scutiger tuberculatus no species account no photos range maps no sounds

Genus Vibrissaphora (7 species)
Vibrissaphora ailaonica no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Vibrissaphora boringii no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Vibrissaphora echinata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Vibrissaphora leishanensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Vibrissaphora liui no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Vibrissaphora ngoclinhensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Vibrissaphora promustache no species account no photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Xenophrys (34 species)
Xenophrys aceras no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys auralensis species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys baluensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys binchuanensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys boettgeri no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys brachykolos no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys caudoprocta no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys daweimontis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys dringi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys glandulosa no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys huangshanensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys jingdongensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys kempii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys kuatunensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys longipes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys major no species account photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys mangshanensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys medogensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys minor no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys nankiangensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys omeimontis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys pachyproctus no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys palpebralespinosa no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys parallela no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys parva no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys robusta no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys serchhipii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys shuichengensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys spinata no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys wawuensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Xenophrys wuliangshanensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys wushanensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys zhangi no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Xenophrys zunhebotoensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds


Citation: AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: 2008).

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