A female Flectonotus pygmaeus with eggs enclosed on the back
An unusual and unique adaptation in this family is the breeding behavior where the eggs are carried on the female's back; the eggs may develop into froglets on the back of the female without free-swimming tadpole stage, be released after hatching as tadpoles, or be deposited in water to complete their development there. In some species (genus Gastrotheca and some Flectonotus), this goes as far as to enclose the eggs in a pouch until they hatch. Males in amplexus have been observed to play an active role in placing the eggs on the back or in the pouch of the female. In some species, froglets may stay on the female's back after hatching.[2][3]
TaxonomyEdit
The Hemiphractidae are divided into these genera:[1]
^ abFrost, Darrel R. (2013). "Hemiphractidae Peters, 1862". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^Means, D. Bruce; William E. Duellman; Valerie C. Clark (2008). "Ovipositing behavior in the egg-brooding frog Stefania ayangannae (Anura, Hemiphractidae)". Phyllomedusa. 7 (2): 143–148. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v7i2p143-148.
^"Hemiphractidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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hemiphractidae, family, frogs, from, south, central, america, previously, this, group, been, classified, subfamily, hemiphractinae, under, family, hylidae, more, recent, research, classifies, these, genera, into, their, family, sometimes, into, three, separate. The Hemiphractidae are a family of frogs from South and Central America Previously this group had been classified as a subfamily Hemiphractinae under family Hylidae More recent research classifies these genera into their own family or sometimes into three separate families Amphignathodontidae Flectonotus and Gastrotheca Cryptobatrachidae Cryptobatrachus and Stefania and Hemiphractidae Hemiphractus and Fritziana An active question still exists as to which of these groupings is more accurate 1 HemiphractidaeHemiphractus bubalusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AmphibiaOrder AnuraSuperfamily HyloideaFamily HemiphractidaePeters 1862Type genusHemiphractusWagler 1828Genera6 see text Contents 1 Breeding behavior 2 Taxonomy 3 References 4 External linksBreeding behavior Edit nbsp A female Flectonotus pygmaeus with eggs enclosed on the backAn unusual and unique adaptation in this family is the breeding behavior where the eggs are carried on the female s back the eggs may develop into froglets on the back of the female without free swimming tadpole stage be released after hatching as tadpoles or be deposited in water to complete their development there In some species genus Gastrotheca and some Flectonotus this goes as far as to enclose the eggs in a pouch until they hatch Males in amplexus have been observed to play an active role in placing the eggs on the back or in the pouch of the female In some species froglets may stay on the female s back after hatching 2 3 Taxonomy EditThe Hemiphractidae are divided into these genera 1 Cryptobatrachus backpack frogs Flectonotus Brazilian treefrogs Fritziana Gastrotheca marsupial frogs Hemiphractus horned treefrogs Stefania carrying frogsReferences Edit a b Frost Darrel R 2013 Hemiphractidae Peters 1862 Amphibian Species of the World 5 6 an Online Reference American Museum of Natural History Retrieved 10 January 2014 Means D Bruce William E Duellman Valerie C Clark 2008 Ovipositing behavior in the egg brooding frog Stefania ayangannae Anura Hemiphractidae Phyllomedusa 7 2 143 148 doi 10 11606 issn 2316 9079 v7i2p143 148 Hemiphractidae AmphibiaWeb Information on amphibian biology and conservation web application Berkeley California AmphibiaWeb 2013 Retrieved 10 January 2014 External links Edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Hemiphractidae nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hemiphractidae http www tolweb org Hemiphractinae http amphibiaweb org lists Hemiphractidae shtml http www itis gov servlet SingleRpt SingleRpt search topic TSN amp search value 773185 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hemiphractidae amp oldid 1180038276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
