List Of Amphibian Genera

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List of amphibian genera lists the vertebrate class of amphibians by genus, spanning two superorders.

Superorder Batrachia

Order Anura

Frogs

Suborder Archaeobatrachia

Family Alytidae - sometimes called Discoglossidae
- Genus Alytes - Midwife toad
- Genus Discoglossus
- Genus Latonia
Family Ascaphidae
- Genus Ascaphus - Tailed frog
Family Bombinatoridae
- Genus Barbourula
- Genus Bombina - Fire-bellied toad
Family Leiopelmatidae
- Genus Leiopelma

Suborder Mesobatrachia

Family Megophryidae
- Genus Borneophrys
- Genus Brachytarsophrys - Karin Hills frog
- Genus Leptobrachella
- Genus Leptobrachium - Eastern spadefoot toad
- Genus Leptolalax
- Genus Megophrys
- Genus Ophryophryne
- Genus Oreolalax
- Genus Scutiger
Family Pelobatidae
- Genus Pelobates - European spadefoot toad
Family Pelodytidae
- Genus Pelodytes - Parsley frog
Family Pipidae
- Genus Hymenochirus - African dwarf frog
- Genus Pipa
- Genus Pseudhymenochirus - Merlin's dwarf gray frog
- Genus Xenopus
Family Rhinophrynidae
- Genus Rhinophrynus
Family Scaphiopodidae - American spadefoot toad
- Genus Scaphiopus
- Genus Spea

Suborder Neobatrachia

Family Amphignathodontidae – sometimes in Hemiphractidae
- Genus Flectonotus
- Genus Gastrotheca
Family Aromobatidae – sometimes in Dendrobatidae
- Genus Allobates
- Genus Anomaloglossus
- Genus Aromobates
- Genus Mannophryne
- Genus Rheobates
Family Arthroleptidae
- Genus Arthroleptis
- Genus Astylosternus
- Genus Cardioglossa
- Genus Leptodactylodon
- Genus Leptopelis
- Genus Nyctibates
- Genus Scotobleps
- Genus Trichobatrachus
Family Brachycephalidae
- Genus Brachycephalus - Saddleback toad
- Genus Ischnocnema
Family Bufonidae - True toad
- Genus Adenomus
- Genus Altiphrynoides
- Genus Amazophrynella
- Genus Amietophrynus - see Sclerophrys
- Genus Anaxyrus
- Genus Ansonia
- Genus Atelopus
- Genus Blythophryne
- Genus Bufo
- Genus Bufoides
- Genus Capensibufo
- Genus Churamiti
- Genus Crepidophryne - see Incilius
- Genus Dendrophryniscus
- Genus Didynamipus - Four-digit toad
- Genus Duttaphrynus
- Genus Epidalea - Natterjack toad
- Genus Frostius
- Genus Incilius
- Genus Ingerophrynus
- Genus Laurentophryne - Parker's tree toad
- Genus Leptophryne
- Genus Melanophryniscus
- Genus Mertensophryne
- Genus Metaphryniscus
- Genus Nectophryne
- Genus Nectophrynoides
- Genus Nimbaphrynoides
- Genus Oreophrynella
- Genus Osornophryne
- Genus Parapelophryne
- Genus Pedostibes
- Genus Pelophryne
- Genus Pseudepidalea
- Genus Pseudobufo
- Genus Rhinella
- Genus Sabahphrynus
- Genus Sclerophrys
- Genus Schismaderma - African red toad
- Genus Truebella
- Genus Werneria
- Genus Wolterstorffina
- Genus Xanthophryne
Family Calyptocephalellidae - sometimes in Bufonidae
- Genus Calyptocephalella
- Genus Telmatobufo
Family Centrolenidae – Glass frog, including Allophrynidae
- Genus Allophryne - Tukeit Hill frog
- Genus Celsiella
- Genus Centrolene
- Genus Chimerella
- Genus Cochranella
- Genus Espadarana
- Genus Hyalinobatrachium
- Genus Ikakogi
- Genus Nymphargus
- Genus Rulyrana
- Genus Sachatamia
- Genus Teratohyla
- Genus Vitreorana
Family Ceratobatrachidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Genus Alcalus
- Genus Cornufer
- Genus Liurana
- Genus Platymantis
Family Ceratophryidae
- Genus Ceratophrys
- Genus Chacophrys
- Genus Lepidobatrachus
Family Conrauidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Genus Conraua
Family Craugastoridae - formerly in Dendrobatidae
- Genus Barycholos
- Genus Bryophryne
- Genus Ceuthomantis
- Genus Craugastor
- Genus Dischidodactylus
- Genus Euparkerella
- Genus Geobatrachus
- Genus Haddadus
- Genus Holoaden
- Genus Hypodactylus
- Genus Lynchius
- Genus Niceforonia
- Genus Noblella
- Genus Oreobates
- Genus Phrynopus
- Genus Pristimantis
- Genus Psychrophrynella
- Genus Strabomantis
- Genus Yunganastes
Family Dendrobatidae - Poison dart frog
- Genus Adelphobates
- Genus Ameerega
- Genus Andinobates
- Genus Colostethus
- Genus Dendrobates
- Genus Epipedobates
- Genus Excidobates
- Genus Hyloxalus
- Genus Minyobates
- Genus Oophaga
- Genus Phyllobates
- Genus Ranitomeya
- Genus Silverstoneia
Family Dicroglossidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Genus Allopaa
- Genus Chrysopaa
- Genus Euphlyctis
- Genus Fejervarya
- Genus Hoplobatrachus
- Genus Ingerana
- Genus Limnonectes
- Genus Minervarya
- Genus Nannophrys
- Genus Nanorana -
- Genus Occidozyga
- Genus Ombrana
- Genus Quasipaa
- Genus Sphaerotheca
- Genus Zakerana
Family Eleutherodactylidae - formerly in Brachycephalidae
- Genus Adelophryne
- Genus Diasporus
- Genus Eleutherodactylus
- Genus Phyzelaphryne
Family Heleophrynidae - Ghost frog
- Genus Hadromophryne - Natal ghost frog
- Genus Heleophryne
Family Hemiphractidae
- Genus Cryptobatrachus
- Genus Flectonotus
- Genus Fritziana
- Genus Gastrotheca
- Genus Hemiphractus
- Genus Stefania
Family Hemisotidae
- Genus Hemisus - Shovelnose frog
Family Hylidae – including Cryptobatrachidae, Hemiphractidae
- Genus Acris – Cricket frog
- Genus Agalychnis
- Genus Anotheca – Spiny-headed tree frog
- Genus Aparasphenodon
- Genus Aplastodiscus – Canebrake tree frogs
- Genus Argenteohyla
- Genus Bokermannohyla
- Genus Bromeliohyla
- Genus Charadrahyla
- Genus Corythomantis
- Genus Cruziohyla
- Genus Cyclorana
- Genus Dendropsophus
- Genus Duellmanohyla
- Genus Ecnomiohyla
- Genus Exerodonta
- Genus Hyla
- Genus Hylomantis
- Genus Hyloscirtus
- Genus Hypsiboas
- Genus Isthmohyla
- Genus Itapotihyla
- Genus Litoria
- Genus Lysapsus
- Genus Megastomatohyla
- Genus Myersiohyla
- Genus Nyctimantis
- Genus Nyctimystes
- Genus Osteocephalus – Slender-legged tree frogs
- Genus Osteopilus
- Genus Pachymedusa – Mexican leaf frog
- Genus Pelodryas
- Genus Phasmahyla
- Genus Phrynomedusa
- Genus Phyllodytes
- Genus Phyllomedusa
- Genus Plectrohyla – Spikethumb frog
- Genus Pseudacris – Chorus frog
- Genus Pseudis
- Genus Ptychohyla
- Genus Scarthyla
- Genus Scinax
- Genus Smilisca – Mexican burrowing tree frog
- Genus Sphaenorhynchus
- Genus Tepuihyla
- Genus Tlalocohyla
- Genus Trachycephalus
- Genus Triprion
- Genus Xenohyla
Family Hylodidae
- Genus Crossodactylus
- Genus Hylodes
- Genus Megaelosia
Family Hyperoliidae
- Genus Acanthixalus
- Genus Afrixalus
- Genus Alexteroon
- Genus Arlequinus
- Genus Callixalus
- Genus Chlorolius
- Genus Chrysobatrachus
- Genus Cryptothylax
- Genus Heterixalus
- Genus Hyperolius
- Genus Kassina
- Genus Kassinula
- Genus Morerella
- Genus Opisthothylax
- Genus Paracassina
- Genus Phlyctimantis
- Genus Semnodactylus - Weale's running frog
- Genus Tachycnemis - Seychelles treefrog
Family Leiuperidae - sometimes in Leptodactylidae
- Genus Edalorhina
- Genus Engystomops
- Genus Physalaemus
- Genus Pleurodema
- Genus Pseudopaludicola
Family Leptodactylidae – including Cycloramphidae
- Genus Adenomera
- Genus Crossodactylodes
- Genus Edalorhina - see Family Leiuperidae
- Genus Engystomops - see Family Leiuperidae
- Genus Hydrolaetare
- Genus Leptodactylus
- Genus Lithodytes
- Genus Paratelmatobius
- Genus Physalaemus - see Family Leiuperidae
- Genus Pleurodem - see Family Leiuperidae
- Genus Pseudopaludicola - see Family Leiuperidae
- Genus Rupirana
- Genus Scythrophrys
Family Mantellidae
- Genus Aglyptodactylus
- Genus Blommersia
- Genus Boehmantis
- Genus Boophis
- Genus Gephyromantis
- Genus Guibemantis
- Genus Laliostoma
- Genus Mantella
- Genus Mantidactylus
- Genus Spinomantis
- Genus Tsingymantis
- Genus Wakea
Family Microhylidae – including Brevicipitidae
- Genus Adelastes
- Genus Anodonthyla
- Genus Aphantophryne
- Genus Arcovomer
- Genus Asterophrys
- Genus Austrochaperina
- Genus Barygenys
- Genus Callulops
- Genus Chaperina
- Genus Chiasmocleis
- Genus Choerophryne
- Genus Cophixalus
- Genus Cophyla
- Genus Copiula
- Genus Ctenophryne
- Genus Dasypops
- Genus Dermatonotus
- Genus Dyscophus
- Genus Elachistocleis
- Genus Gastrophryne
- Genus Gastrophrynoides
- Genus Genyophryne
- Genus Glyphoglossus
- Genus Hamptophryne
- Genus Hoplophryne
- Genus Hylophorbus
- Genus Hypopachus
- Genus Kalophrynus
- Genus Kaloula
- Genus Liophryne
- Genus Madecassophryne
- Genus Mantophryne
- Genus Melanobatrachus
- Genus Metamagnusia
- Genus Metaphrynella
- Genus Microhyla
- Genus Micryletta
- Genus Mini
- Genus Myersiella
- Genus Mysticellus - Franky's narrow-mouthed frog
- Genus Oninia
- Genus Oreophryne
- Genus Otophryne
- Genus Oxydactyla
- Genus Paedophryne
- Genus Paradoxophyla
- Genus Parhoplophryne
- Genus Phrynella
- Genus Phrynomantis
- Genus Plethodontohyla
- Genus Pseudocallulops
- Genus Rhombophryne
- Genus Scaphiophryne
- Genus Sphenophryne
- Genus Stereocyclops
- Genus Stumpffia
- Genus Synapturanus
- Genus Uperodon
- Genus Vietnamophryne
- Genus Xenorhina
Family Myobatrachidae - including Limnodynastidae, Rheobatrachidae
- Genus Adelotus - Tusked frog
- Genus Arenophryne
- Genus Assa
- Genus Crinia
- Genus Geocrinia
- Genus Heleioporus
- Genus Lechriodus
- Genus Limnodynastes
- Genus Metacrinia
- Genus Mixophyes - Barred frogs
- Genus Myobatrachus
- Genus Neobatrachus
- Genus Notaden
- Genus Opisthodon
- Genus Paracrinia - Haswell's frog
- Genus Philoria
- Genus Pseudophryne
- Genus Rheobatrachus - Gastric-brooding frog
- Genus Spicospina
- Genus Taudactylus
- Genus Uperoleia
Family Nasikabatrachidae - often listed in Family Sooglossidae
- Genus Nasikabatrachus
Family Nyctibatrachidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Genus Astrobatrachus
- Genus Lankanectes
- Genus Nyctibatrachus
Family Petropedetidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Genus Arthroleptides
- Genus Ericabatrachus
- Genus Petropedetes
Family Phrynobatrachidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Genus Phrynobatrachus
Family Pseudidae
- Genus Pseudis - see Family Hylidae
Family Ptychadenidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Genus Hildebrandtia
- Genus Lanzarana
- Genus Ptychadena
Family Pyxicephalidae - often listed in Family Ranidae
- Genus Amietia
- Genus Anhydrophryne
- Genus Arthroleptella
- Genus Aubria
- Genus Cacosternum
- Genus Microbatrachella - Micro frog
- Genus Natalobatrachus - Natal diving frog
- Genus Nothophryne
- Genus Poyntonia
- Genus Pyxicephalus
- Genus Strongylopus
- Genus Tomopterna
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
- Genus Indirana
Family Rhacophoridae
- Genus Beddomixalus
- Genus Buergeria
- Genus Chiromantis
- Genus Feihyla
- Genus Ghatixalus
- Genus Gracixalus
- Genus Kurixalus
- Genus Liuixalus
- Genus Mercurana
- Genus Nasutixalus
- Genus Nyctixalus
- Genus Philautus
- Genus Polypedates
- Genus Pseudophilautus
- Genus Raorchestes
- Genus Rhacophorus
- Genus Taruga
- Genus Theloderma
Family Rhinodermatidae – sometimes in Cycloramphidae
- Genus Rhinoderma
Family Sooglossidae
- Genus Sechellophryne
- Genus Sooglossus
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

Order Urodela

Salamanders

Suborder Cryptobranchoidea

Family Cryptobranchidae - Giant salamander
- Genus Andrias
- Genus Cryptobranchus - Hellbender
Family Hynobiidae - Asiatic salamander
- Genus Batrachuperus
- Genus Hynobius
- Genus Liua
- Genus Onychodactylus
- Genus Pachyhynobius
- Genus Paradactylodon
- Genus Pseudohynobius
- Genus Protohynobius - Puxiong salamander
- Genus Ranodon
- Genus Salamandrella

Suborder Salamandroidea

Family Ambystomatidae
- Genus Ambystoma - Mole salamander
Family Amphiumidae
- Genus Amphiuma
Family Dicamptodontidae
- Genus Dicamptodon - Pacific giant salamander
Family Plethodontidae
- Genus Aneides - Climbing salamander
- Genus Atylodes - Brown cave salamander
- Genus Batrachoseps - Slender salamander
- Genus Bolitoglossa
- Genus Bradytriton
- Genus Chiropterotriton
- Genus Cryptotriton
- Genus Dendrotriton
- Genus Desmognathus
- Genus Ensatina
- Genus Eurycea - Brook salamander
- Genus Gyrinophilus
- Genus Hemidactylium - Four-toed salamander
- Genus Hydromantes
- Genus Karsenia - Korean crevice salamander
- Genus Nototriton
- Genus Nyctanolis
- Genus Oedipina
- Genus Parvimolge
- Genus Phaeognathus - Red Hills salamander
- Genus Plethodon - Woodland salamander
- Genus Pseudoeurycea
- Genus Pseudotriton
- Genus Speleomantes
- Genus Stereochilus - Many-lined salamander
- Genus Thorius
- Genus Urspelerpes
Family Proteidae
- Genus Necturus
- Genus Proteus - Olm
Family Rhyacotritonidae
- Genus Rhyacotriton - Torrent salamander
Family Salamandridae
- Genus Calotriton
- Genus Chioglossa - Gold-striped salamander
- Genus Cynops - Fire belly newts
- Genus Echinotriton
- Genus Euproctus
- Genus Ichthyosaura - Alpine newt
- Genus Lissotriton
- Genus Lyciasalamandra
- Genus Mertensiella - Caucasian salamander
- Genus Neurergus
- Genus Notophthalmus
- Genus Ommatotriton
- Genus Pachytriton
- Genus Paramesotriton
- Genus Pleurodeles
- Genus Salamandra
- Genus Salamandrina
- Genus Taricha
- Genus Triturus
- Genus Tylototriton
Family Sirenidae
- Genus Pseudobranchus - Dwarf siren
- Genus Siren

Superorder Gymnophiona

Order Apoda

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
- Genus Chikila
Family Dermophiidae
- Genus Dermophis
- Genus Geotrypetes
- Genus Gymnopis
- Genus Schistometopum
Family Herpelidae
- Genus Boulengerula
- Genus Herpele
Family Ichthyophiidae
- Genus Caudacaecilia
- Genus Ichthyophis
- Genus Uraeotyphlus
Family Indotyphlidae
- Genus Gegeneophis
- Genus Grandisonia - see Family Caeciliidae
- Genus Hypogeophis
- Genus Idiocranium - Makumuno Assumbo caecilian
- Genus Indotyphlus
- Genus Praslinia - Praslin's caecilian
- Genus Sylvacaecilia
Family Rhinatrematidae
- Genus Epicrionops
- Genus Rhinatrema
Family Scolecomorphidae
- Genus Crotaphatrema
- Genus Scolecomorphus
Family Siphonopidae
- Genus Brasilotyphlus
- Genus Caecilita - see Microcaecilia
- Genus Luetkenotyphlus
- Genus Microcaecilia
- Genus Mimosiphonops
- Genus Parvicaecilia - see Family Caeciliidae
- Genus Siphonops
Family Typhlonectidae
- Genus Atretochoana
- Genus Chthonerpeton
- Genus Nectocaecilia
- Genus Potamotyphlus
- Genus Typhlonectes

List Of Amphibian Genera

Contents

Superorder Batrachia

Order Anura

Suborder Archaeobatrachia

Suborder Mesobatrachia

Suborder Neobatrachia

Order Urodela

Suborder Cryptobranchoidea

Suborder Salamandroidea

Superorder Gymnophiona

Order Apoda

See also