Cycloramphidae
Family of amphibians
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The Cycloramphidae are a family of frogs endemic to southeastern Brazil.[1] This family has seen large changes in its composition.[1][2] Genera that have at some point been included in the Cycloramphidae are at present placed in the Alsodidae, Hylodidae, Leptodactylidae, and Rhinodermatidae. Of these, the Alsodidae and/or Hylodidae have also been considered as subfamilies of Cycloramphidae (as, respectively, Alsodinae and Hylodinae); the Cycloramphidae, as recognized at present, would be similar to subfamily Cycloramphinae under such system.[1]
| Cycloramphidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Hyloidea |
| Family: | Cycloramphidae Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type genus | |
| Cycloramphus Tschudi, 1838 | |
| Genera | |
Genera
There are 36 species in three genera:[1]
- Cycloramphus Tschudi, 1838
- Thoropa Cope, 1865
- Zachaenus Cope, 1866
The AmphibiaWeb omits Zachaenus from this family, considering its placement within Hyloidea as uncertain.[3]
