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 Gunther, 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 Mehely, 1901
genus Gastrophrynoides Noble, 1926
genus Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878
genus Mantophryne Boulenger, 1897
genus Oninia Gunther, 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, Kohler, Glaw, and Crottini, 2016
genus Anodonthyla Muller, 1892
genus Cophyla Boettger, 1880
genus Madecassophryne Guibe, 1974
genus Mini Scherz, Hutter, Rakotoarison, Riemann, Rodel, 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 Mehely, 1904
genus Ctenophryne Mocquard, 1904
genus Dasypops Miranda-Ribeiro, 1924
genus Dermatonotus Mehely, 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 Gunther, 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 Dumeril & 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-Schlosser & 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.
References
Frogs