Microhylidae

Microhylidae is a family of frogs. There are 495 species in 68 genera and nine subfamilies.  This is the largest number of genera of any frog family.

Description
Microhylids are mostly small frogs. Many species have bodies shorter than  in length from nose to rear end. The largest microhylids are . They can live in trees or on land. Some will even live close to water. The ground dwellers are often found under leaf litter within forests.  The sometimes go out at night to hunt. There are two main shapes for the microhylids.  One shape is with wide bodies and narrow mouths.  The other shape is the normal frog shape. Those with narrow mouths eat termites and ants, and the others eat the same foods as other frogs.

Reproduction
The microhylids that live in New Guinea and Australia do not have a tadpole stage. Those who live in trees can lay the eggs in trees, and do not ever need to go to the ground. Where species do have tadpoles, these almost always do not have the teeth or horny beak like other tadpoles do.

Taxonomy
 subfamily Adelastinae Peloso, Frost, Richards, Rodrigues, Donnellan, Matsui, Raxworthy, Biju, Lemmon, Lemmon, & Wheeler, 2015
 genus Adelastes Zweifel, 1986
 subfamily Asterophryinae Günther, 1858
 genus Aphantophryne Fry, 1917
 genus Asterophrys Tschudi, 1838
 genus Austrochaperina Fry, 1912
 genus Barygenys Parker, 1936
 genus Callulops Boulenger, 1888
 genus Choerophryne Van Kampen, 1914
 genus Cophixalus Boettger, 1892
 genus Copiula Méhely, 1901
 genus Gastrophrynoides Noble, 1926
 genus Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878
 genus Mantophryne Boulenger, 1897
 genus Oninia Günther, Stelbrink & von Rintelen, 2010
 genus Oreophryne Boettger, 1895
 genus Paedophryne Kraus, 2010
 genus Siamophryne Suwannapoom, Sumontha, Tunprasert, Ruangsuwan, Pawangkhanant, Korost, and Poyarkov, 2018
 genus Sphenophryne Peters & Doria, 1878
 genus Vietnamophryne Poyarkov, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Aksornneam, Duong, Korost and Che, 2018
 genus Xenorhina Peters, 1863
 subfamily Chaperininae Peloso, Frost, Richards, Rodrigues, Donnellan, Matsui, Raxworthy, Biju, Lemmon, Lemmon, & Wheeler, 2015
 genus Chaperina Mocquard, 1892
 subfamily Cophylinae Cope, 1889
 genus Anilany Scherz, Vences, Rakotoarison, Andreone, Köhler, Glaw, and Crottini, 2016
 genus Anodonthyla Müller, 1892
 genus Cophyla Boettger, 1880
 genus Madecassophryne Guibé, 1974
 genus Mini Scherz, Hutter, Rakotoarison, Riemann, Rödel, Ndriantsoa, Glos, Roberts, Crottini, Vences & Glaw, 2019
 genus Plethodontohyla Boulenger, 1882
 genus Rhombophryne Boettger, 1880
 genus Stumpffia Botteger, 1881
 subfamily Dyscophinae Boulenger, 1882
 genus Dyscophus Grandidier, 1872
 subfamily Gastrophryninae Fitzinger, 1843
 genus Arcovomer Carvalho, 1954
 genus Chiasmocleis Méhely, 1904
 genus Ctenophryne Mocquard, 1904
 genus Dasypops Miranda-Ribeiro, 1924
 genus Dermatonotus Méhely, 1904
 genus Elachistocleis Parker, 1927
 genus Gastrophryne Fitzinger, 1843
 genus Hamptophryne Carvalho, 1954
 genus Hypopachus Keferstein, 1867
 genus Myersiella Carvalho, 1954
 genus Stereocyclops Cope, 1870
 subfamily Hoplophryninae Noble, 1931
 genus Hoplophryne Barbour & Loveridge, 1928
 genus Parhoplophryne Barbour & Loveridge, 1928
 subfamily Kalophryninae Mivart, 1869
 genus Kalophrynus Tschudi, 1838
 subfamily Melanobatrachinae Noble, 1931
 genus Melanobatrachus Beddome, 1878
 subfamily Microhylinae Günther, 1858
 genus Glyphoglossus Gunther, 1869 "1868"
 genus Kaloula Gray, 1831
 genus Metaphrynella Parker, 1934
 genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838
 genus Micryletta Dubois, 1987
 genus Mysticellus Sonali & Biju, 2019
genus Nanohyla 
 genus Phrynella Boulenger, 1887
 genus Uperodon Duméril & Bibron, 1841
 subfamily Otophryninae Wassersug & Pyburn, 1987
 genus Otophryne Boulenger, 1900
 genus Synapturanus Carvalho, 1954
 subfamily Phrynomerinae Noble, 1931
 genus Phrynomantis Peters, 1867
 subfamily Scaphiophryninae Laurent, 1946
 genus Paradoxophyla Blommers-Schlösser & Blanc, 1991
 genus Scaphiophryne Boulenger, 1882

Range
Frogs from Microhylidae live throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of North America, South America, Africa, eastern India, Sri Lanka, south-east Asia, through New Guinea and Australia. Although most are found in tropical or sub-tropical regions, a few species can be found in arid or non-tropical areas. They are the majority frog species in New Guinea and Madagascar.

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