The Rhinophrynidae are a family of frogs containing one extant genus, the
monotypicRhinophrynus,[1][2][3][4] and a number of fossil genera.[3][5] The family is sometimes known as the Mexican burrowing toads[1] or simply burrowing toads.[2]
Rhinophrynus occurs in the Central America north from Costa Rica to Mexico and Texas.[1] Fossil finds of Rhinophrynidae come from Mexico, the United States, and Canada.[5]Rhinophrynus is a burrowing ant and termite eater.[2][4]
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