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List of amphibian genera lists the
vertebrate class of
amphibians by
genus, spanning two
superorders.
Frogs
- Family
Amphignathodontidae – sometimes in Hemiphractidae
- Family
Aromobatidae – sometimes in Dendrobatidae
- Family
Arthroleptidae
- Family
Brachycephalidae
- Family
Bufonidae - True toad
- Family
Calyptocephalellidae - sometimes in Bufonidae
- Family
Centrolenidae – Glass frog, including Allophrynidae
- Family
Ceratobatrachidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Family
Ceratophryidae
- Family
Conrauidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Family
Craugastoridae - formerly in Dendrobatidae
- Family
Dendrobatidae - Poison dart frog
- Family
Dicroglossidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Family
Eleutherodactylidae - formerly in Brachycephalidae
- Family
Heleophrynidae - Ghost frog
- Family
Hemiphractidae
- Family
Hemisotidae
- Family
Hylidae – including Cryptobatrachidae, Hemiphractidae
- Family
Hylodidae
- Family
Hyperoliidae
- Family
Leiuperidae - sometimes in Leptodactylidae
- Family
Leptodactylidae – including Cycloramphidae
- Family
Mantellidae
- Family
Microhylidae – including Brevicipitidae
- Family
Myobatrachidae - including Limnodynastidae, Rheobatrachidae
- Family
Nasikabatrachidae - often listed in Family Sooglossidae
- Family
Nyctibatrachidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Family
Petropedetidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Family
Phrynobatrachidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Family
Pseudidae
- Genus Pseudis - see Family Hylidae
- Family
Ptychadenidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Family
Pyxicephalidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Family
Ranidae – True frog, including Ceratobatrachidae, Dicroglossidae, Micrixalidae, Nyctibatrachidae, Petropedetidae, Phrynobatrachidae, Ptychadenidae, Pyxicephalidae
- Genus
Afrana
- Genus Allopaa - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus Amietia - see Famlily Pyxicephalidae
- Genus
Amolops
- Genus Anhydrophryne - see Famlily Pyxicephalidae
- Genus Arthroleptella - see Famlily Pyxicephalidae
- Genus Arthroleptides - see Famlily Petropedetidae
- Genus Aubria - see Famlily Pyxicephalidae
- Genus
Babina - sometimes included in Rana
- Genus
Batrachylodes
- Genus Cacosternum - see Famlily Petropedetidae
- Genus Ceratobatrachus - see Family Ceratobatrachidae
- Genus Chaparana - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus Chrysopaa - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus
Clinotarsus - formerly in Rana, includes Nasirana
- Genus Conraua - see Family Conrauidae
- Genus Dimorphognathus - see Phrynobatrachus
- Genus Ericabatrachus - see Famlily Petropedetidae
- Genus Euphlyctis - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus Fejervarya - see Family Dicroglossidae, formerly in Rana, paraphyletic
- Genus
Glandirana - formerly in Rana
- Genus
Hildebrandtia
- Genus Hoplobatrachus - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus
Huia - polyphyletic
- Genus
Hylarana - formerly in Rana
- Genus
Humerana
- Genus
Indirana
- Genus Ingerana - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus Lankanectes - see Family Nyctibatrachidae
- Genus Lanzarana - see Family Ptychadenidae
- Genus Limnonectes - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus
Lithobates - formerly in Rana
- Genus
Meristogenys - might belong in Huia
- Genus
Micrixalus
- Genus Microbatrachella - see Family Pyxicephalidae
- Genus Minervarya - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus Nannophrys - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus Nanorana - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus Natalobatrachus - see Family Pyxicephalidae
- Genus Nothophryne - see Family Pyxicephalidae
- Genus Nyctibatrachus - see Family Nyctibatrachidae
- Genus Occidozyga - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus
Odorrana - formerly in Rana
- Genus Paa - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus Palmatorappia - see Family Ceratobatrachidae genus Cornufer
- Genus
Pelophylax - formerly in Rana, probably paraphyletic
- Genus Petropedetes - see Family Petropedetidae
- Genus Phrynobatrachus - see Family Phrynobatrachidae
- Genus Phrynodon - see Family Phrynobatrachidae
- Genus Platymantis - see Family Ceratobatrachidae
- Genus Pseudoamolops - see Rana
- Genus Poyntonia - see Family Pyxicephalidae
- Genus
Pterorana - Indian flying frog
- Genus Ptychadena - see Family Ptychadenidae
- Genus Pyxicephalus - see Famlily Pyxicephalidae
- Genus
Rana
- Genus
Sanguirana - formerly in Rana
- Genus Sphaerotheca - see Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus
Staurois
- Genus Strongylopus - see Famlily Pyxicephalidae
- Genus Tomopterna - see Famlily Pyxicephalidae
- Family
Ranixalidae - sometimes in Ranidae
- Family
Rhacophoridae
- Family
Rhinodermatidae – sometimes in Cycloramphidae
- Family
Sooglossidae
- Family
Strabomantidae - some formerly in Brachycephalidae, all listed in Craugastoridae
- Genus Atopophrynus
- Genus Barycholos
- Genus Bryophryne
- Genus Dischidodactylus
- Genus Euparkerella
- Genus Geobatrachus
- Genus Holoaden
- Genus Hypodactylus
- Genus Lynchius
- Genus Niceforonia
- Genus Noblella
- Genus Oreobates
- Genus Phrynopus
- Genus Pristimantis
- Genus Psychrophrynella
- Genus Strabomantis
Salamanders
Caecilians
- Family
Caeciliidae
- Genus Boulengerula - see Family Herpelidae
- Genus Brasilotyphlus - see Family Siphonopidae
- Genus
Caecilia
- Genus Dermophis - see Family Dermophiidae
- Genus Gegeneophis - see Family Indotyphlidae
- Genus Geotrypetes - see Family Dermophiidae
- Genus
Grandisonia
- Genus Gymnopis - see Family Dermophiidae
- Genus Herpele - see Family Herpelidae
- Genus Hypogeophis - see Family Indotyphlidae
- Genus Idiocranium - see Family Indotyphlidae
- Genus Indotyphlus - see Family Indotyphlidae
- Genus Luetkenotyphlus - see Family Siphonopidae
- Genus
Microcaecilia
- Genus Mimosiphonops - see Family Siphonopidae
- Genus
Oscaecilia
- Genus
Parvicaecilia
- Genus Praslinia - see Family Indotyphlidae
- Genus Schistometopum - see Family Dermophiidae
- Genus Siphonops - see Family Siphonopidae
- Family
Chikilidae
- Family
Dermophiidae
- Family
Herpelidae
- Family
Ichthyophiidae
- Family
Indotyphlidae
- Family
Rhinatrematidae
- Family
Scolecomorphidae
- Family
Siphonopidae
- Family
Typhlonectidae
See also