Craugastoridae, commonly known as fleshbelly frogs, is a
family of
New Worlddirect-developingfrogs. As delineated here, following the Amphibian Species of the World, it contains 129 species. They are found from the southern United States southwards to Central and South America.[1]
Taxonomy
The taxon was created by
Stephen Blair Hedges, William Edward Duellman and Matthew P. Heinicke in 2008.[2] The taxonomy of these frogs is not yet settled,[3][4] and other sources may treat the subfamily Strabomantinae as a family,
Strabomantidae,[4][5][6] with correspondingly smaller Craugastoridae.[4][7][8] The family was rearranged in 2014,[9] and more recently in 2021.[10]
Haddadus Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008 (three species)
Taxa formerly in Craugastoridae
The following two taxa were formerly placed in Craugastoridae, but are now incerta sedis within the superfamily
Brachycephaloidea, awaiting more data to resolve their position:[9]
^Frost, Darrel R. (2014).
"Higher taxonomy and progress". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^"Strabomantidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^"Craugastoridae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^McCranie, J.R.; M.H. Wake & L. Valdés Orellana (2013). "Craugastor laticeps. Possible ovoviviparity". Herpetological Review. 44 (4): 653–654.
^Frost, Darrel R. (2015).
"Atopophrynus Lynch and Ruiz-Carranza, 1982". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^Frost, Darrel R. (2015).
"Geobatrachus Ruthven, 1915". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 June 2015.