? Anura
Hyla (probably Hyla versicolor)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Rafinesque, 1815
Suborders
Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia probably terrestris Toad, probably southern Image taken by me, released under GFDL Pollinator 07:38, 15 Feb 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Tree frog. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... For other uses, see Amphibian (disambiguation). ... C. S. Rafinesque Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783-September 18, 1840) was a nineteenth-century polymath who led a chaotic life. ... Families Ascaphidae Bombinatoridae Discoglossidae Leiopelmatidae Archaeobatrachia are a suborder of anura containing various frog and toad like organisms. ... Families Megophryidae Pelobatidae Pelodytidae Scaphiopodidae Rhinophrynidae Pipidae Mesobatrachia is the second largest of the anura suborders. ... Families Allophrynidae Arthroleptidae Brachycephalidae Bufonidae Centrolenidae Dendrobatidae Heleophrynidae Hemisotidae Hylidae Hyperoliidae Leptodactylidae Mantellidae Microhylidae Myobatrachidae Nasikabatrachidae Ranidae Rhacophoridae Rhinodermatidae Sooglossidae Neobatrachia are a suborder of order Anura, generally known as frogs and toads. ...

The Anura is the order of animals in the class Amphibia that includes frogs and toads. Although distinctions can be made between frogs and toads, those distinctions have no scientific status. For other uses, see Amphibian (disambiguation). ... Genera Afrana Amietia Amnirana Amolops Aubria Batrachylodes Ceratobatrachus Chaparana Conraua Discodeles Euphlyctis Fejervarya Hildebrandtia Hoplobatrachus Huia Indirana Ingerana Lankanectes Lanzarana Limnonectes Meristogenys Micrixalus Minervarya Nannophrys Nanorana Nyctibatrachus Occidozyga Paa Palmatorappia Platymantis Pseudoamolops Pterorana Ptychadena Pyxicephalus Rana Sphaerotheca Staurois Strongylopus Tomopterna Frogs are amphibians in the Order Anura, which includes true... Genera Ansonia Atelopus Bufo Capensibufo Crepidophryne Dendrophryniscus Didynamipus Frostius Laurentophryne Leptophryne Melanophryniscus Mertensophryne Nectophryne Nectophrynoides Nimbaphrynoides Oreophrynella Osornophryne Pedostibes Pelophryne Peltophryne Pseudobufo Rhamphophryne Werneria Wolterstorffina The true toads are amphibians in the Bufonidae family. ...

Scientific classification

There are around 5,070 species currently recognized in the Anura class. The living Anura are typically divided into three suborders:

• Suborder Archaeobatrachia - 4 families, 6 genera, 28 species; includes the tailed frog and midwife toad
  • Ascaphidae
  • Bombinatoridae
  • Discoglossidae
  • Leiopelmatidae
• Suborder Mesobatrachia - 6 families, 20 genera, 168 species; includes spadefoot toad, tongueless frogs, Mexican burrowing toad
  • Megophryidae
  • Pelobatidae
  • Pelodytidae
  • Pipidae
  • Rhinophrynidae
  • Scaphiopodidae
• Suborder Neobatrachia - 19 families, 310 genera, 4688 species
  • Allophrynidae
  • Arthroleptidae
  • Brachycephalidae
  • Bufonidae
  • Centrolenidae
  • Dendrobatidae
  • Heleophrynidae
  • Hemisotidae
  • Hylidae
  • Hyperoliidae
  • Leptodactylidae
  • Mantellidae
  • Microhylidae
  • Myobatrachidae
  • Nasikabatrachidae
  • Ranidae
  • Rhacophoridae
  • Rhinodermatidae
  • Sooglossidae

Families Ascaphidae Bombinatoridae Discoglossidae Leiopelmatidae Archaeobatrachia are a suborder of anura containing various frog and toad like organisms. ... Species Ascaphus montanus Ascaphus truei The tailed frogs are two species of frog. ... Midwife toads (genus Alytes) are toad-like anurans in the Discoglossidae. ... Species Ascaphus montanus Ascaphus truei Ascaphidae are a family of tailed frogs. ... Species Genus Barbouula     Barbourula busuangensis     Barbourula kalimantanensis Genus Bombina     Bombina bombina     Bombina fortinuptialis     Bombina lichuanensis     Bombina maxima     Bombina microdeladigitora     Bombina orientalis     Bombina pachypus     Bombina variegata Bombinatoridae, or Fire Belly Toads as per their common name, are small toads. ... Species Genus Alytes     Alytes cisternasii     Alytes dickhilleni     Alytes muletensis     Alytes obstetricans Genus Discoglossus     Discoglossus hispanicus     Discoglossus jeanneae     Discoglossus montalenti     Discoglossus nigriventer     Discoglossus pictus     Discoglossus sardus Discoglossidae, common name Disc-Tongued Frogs or Painted Frogs, is a family that contains two genera, alytes and discoglossus. ... Species Leiopelma archeyi Leiopelma hamiltoni Leiopelma hochstetteri Leiopelma pakeka Leiopelmatidae, or New Zealand Primitive Frogs as is their common name, belong to suborder archaeobatrachia. ... Families Megophryidae Pelobatidae Pelodytidae Scaphiopodidae Rhinophrynidae Pipidae Mesobatrachia is the second largest of the anura suborders. ... Binomial name Rhinophrynus dorsalis Duméril & Bibron, 1841 The Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) is the only species in the genus Rhinophrynus and the family Rhinophrynidae of order Anura. ... Genera Atympanophrys Brachytarsophrys Leptobrachella Leptobrachium Leptolalax Megophrys Ophryophryne Oreolalax Scutiger Vibrissaphora Xenophrys Megophryidae are a large family of order anura (commonly known as frogs and toads). ... Archaic Frogs, Pelobatids and Spadefoots. ... Species Pelodytes caucasicus Pelodytes ibericus Pelodytes punctatus Parsley Frogs, Pelodytidae, is a family of order Anura. ... Subfamilies Pipinae Xenopodinae The Pipidae are a family of primative, tongueless frogs. ... Binomial name Rhinophrynus dorsalis Duméril & Bibron, 1841 The Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) is the only species in the genus Rhinophrynus and the family Rhinophrynidae of order Anura. ... Genera Scaphiopus Spea American Spadefoot Toads, Scaphiopodidae, is a family of order Anura. ... Families Allophrynidae Arthroleptidae Brachycephalidae Bufonidae Centrolenidae Dendrobatidae Heleophrynidae Hemisotidae Hylidae Hyperoliidae Leptodactylidae Mantellidae Microhylidae Myobatrachidae Nasikabatrachidae Ranidae Rhacophoridae Rhinodermatidae Sooglossidae Neobatrachia are a suborder of order Anura, generally known as frogs and toads. ... Binomial name Allophryne ruthveni Gaige, 1926 The Tukeit Hill Frog (Allophryne ruthveni) is the only species in the genus Allophryne and the family Allophrynidae of order Anura. ... Genera Arthroleptis Cardioglossa Schoutedenella Arthroleptidae is a family of order Anura. ... Species Brachycephalus didactylus Brachycephalus ephippium Brachycephalus hermogenesi Brachycephalus nodoterga Brachycephalus pernix Brachycephalus vertebralis The saddleback toads are a family (Brachycephalidae) in the order Anura. ... For other uses, see Toad (disambiguation). ... Genera Centrolene Cochranella Hyalinobatrachium Glass Frogs, Centrolenidae, is a family of order Anura. ... Genera Many, about 150+ species within 8 genus Poison Dart Frog is the common name given to the group of Dendrobatid frogs belonging to the family of Dendrobatidae. ... Species Heleophryne hewitti Heleophryne natalensis Heleophryne orientalis Heleophryne purcelli Heleophryne regis Heleophryne rosei Ghost Frogs, Heleophrynidae, is a family of order Anura. ... Species Hemisus barotseensis Hemisus brachydactylus Hemisus guineensis Hemisus guttatus Hemisus marmoratus Hemisus microscaphus Hemisus olivaceus Hemisus perreti Hemisus wittei The shovelnose frogs are nine species of frog in the genus, Hemisus, the only genus in the family Hemisotidae. ... Genera see Text Tree frog, in zoology, any individual of the family Hylidae. ... Genera Subfamily Hyperoliinae   Callixalus   Chrysobatrachus   Cryptothylax   Heterixalus   Hyperolius   Opisthothylax   Tachycnemis Subfamily Kassininae   Afrixalus   Kassina   Kassinula   Phlyctimantis   Tornierella Subfamily Leptopelinae   Acanthixalus   Leptopelis Sedge and Bush Frogs are the members of the Hyperoliidae family; these frogs are found in Africa, Madagascar, and the Seychelles islands. ... Leptodactylidae are a diverse family of frogs in the suborder Neobatrachia. ... Subfamilies Boophinae Laliostominae Mantellinae Mantellidae is a family of order Anura. ... Genera See text Myobatrachidae is a family of order Anura. ... Genera Adelotus Arenophryne Assa Bryobatrachus Crinia Geocrinia Heleioporus Lechriodus Limnodynastes Metacrinia Mixophyes Myobatrachus Neobatrachus Notaden Paracrinia Philoria Pseudophryne Rheobatrachus Spicospina Taudactylus Uperoleia Myobatrachidae is a family of order Anura. ... Binomial name Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Bijui, Bossuyt, 2003 Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species from the Western Ghats, India. ... Ranidae is a family of frogs. ... Genera Subfamily Buergeriinae   Buergeria Subfamily Rhacophorinae   Chirixalus   Chiromantis   Kurixalus   Nyctixalus   Philautus   Polypedates   Rhacophorus   Theloderma Moss Frogs are the members of the Rhacophoridae family; these frogs are found in tropical areas of Asia and Africa. ... Species R. darwinii The Darwins frogs or Rhinodermatidae are a family of small South American frogs. ... Genera Nesomantis Sooglossus The Seychelles Frogs (Sooglossidae) are a family of frogs only found on the Seychelles Islands. ...

See also

• Toad (disambiguation)
• Frog (disambiguation)

For the article about amphibians, see toad. ... Frog can refer to several topics: A frog is a type of fresh-water amphibian. ...

External links

• The Global Amphibian Assessment
• Anura database
• The Whole Frog Project ~ (virtual frog dissection and anatomy)
• Disappearance of toads, frogs has some scientists worried San Francisco Chronicle, April 20, 1992
• The Lily Pad - Frog information, care, and culture.
• The Froggy Page ~ Frog fun
• Dart Den ~ Dart frog resource and forums
• Xenbase ~ A Xenopus laevis and tropicalis Web Resource
• History and Lore of the Toad
• Birds May Be Behind Exploding German Toads "it appears that a bird pecks into the toad with its beak between the amphibian's chest and abdominal cavity, and the toad puffs itself up as a natural defense mechanism. But, because the liver is missing and there's a hole in the toad's body, the blood vessels and lungs burst and the other organs ooze out"

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