Microhylinae

The Microhylinae are a subfamily of microhylid frogs.

Microhylinae
Temporal range: Early Eocene - present,[1] 52–0 Ma
Great Plains narrowmouth toad, Gastrophryne olivacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Microhylinae
Günther, 1858
Genera

See text.

A molecular phylogenetic study by van der Meijden, et al. (2007) has estimated the family Microhylidae to be about 52 million years old.[1]

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Microhylinae:[2]


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References
  1. van der Meijden, A., M. Vences, S. Hoegg, R. Boistel, A. Channing, and A. Meyer. 2007. Nuclear gene phylogeny of narrow-mouthed toads (family: Microhylidae) and a discussion of competing hypotheses concerning their biogeographical origins. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 44:1017–1030.
  2. "Microhylinae Günther, 1858 (1843) | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.


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