Scaphiophryninae

The Scaphiophryninae are a subfamily of microhylid frogs native to Madagascar.[1][2]

Scaphiophryninae
Scaphiophryne gottlebei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Scaphiophryninae
Laurent, 1946
Genera

Paradoxophyla
Scaphiophryne

Description

Scaphiophryninae are small to middle-sized frogs, measuring 20–50 mm (0.79–1.97 in) in snout–vent length. They are terrestrial. Species living in drier environments are burrowers that emerge at the start of the rainy season. However, at least Scaphiophryne gottlebei is also able to climb vertical rock faces. Breeding is explosive and takes place in temporary pools. Eggs float on the surface and hatch into free-living tadpoles.[2]

Genera

Scaphiophryninae contains two genera.[1]

gollark: GPT-1 maybe, I never actually interacted with it.
gollark: I doubt it's any GPT, they tend to be better at *locally* being consistent.
gollark: Macron cannot be made.
gollark: Macron cannot be defined.
gollark: Actually, for loops with indices are INFERIOR to enumerate.

References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Scaphiophryninae Laurent, 1946". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 517.
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