Australia & Papua New Guinea, Mexico to South America, Americas and Eurasia
Enlarged toe pads and forward directed eyes; arboreal ecomorph; axillary amplexus; arciferal pelvic girdle; 1 sp the only frog with true teeth on lower jaw
Chile to Argentina (limited distribution)
Distinctly long, pointed nose; terrestrial ecomorph; axillary amplexus; pseudofirmisternal pelvic girdle; brood young in gular sacs
Nicaragua to SE Brazil
Dermal scutes, often brightly colored; terrestrial ecomorph; cephalic amplexus; convergently firmisternal; egg guarding and tadpole transport common, dietarily derived toxins
Most diverse in Asia, 1 gen in Africa
Large toe tips with extensive webbing; arboreal ecomorph; axillary amplexus; firmisternal pelvic girdle; some frogs 'fly' using toe webbing
Australia
Terrestrial burrowing, aquatic, or fossorial ecomorphs; Inguinal amplexus; arciferal pelvic girdle; true mouth brooding genera
Madagascar
Diverse morphology; terrestrial with some arboreal, aquatic, or semi-fossorial ecomorphs; modified cephalic amplexus; firmisternal pelvic girdle; highly convergent with Dendrobatids
Native to every continent except Antarctica and Australian region
Enlarged paratoid glands, warty skin; terrestrial ecomorphs; mostly axillary with some inguinal amplexus; arciferal or pseudofirmisternal pelvic girdle; produce many different toxins
Cosmopolitan except S South America and most of Australia
Ranid body shape; amphibious ecomorph; axillary amplexus; firmisternal pelvic girdle
Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles
Brightly colored with gular pads; terrestrial or arboreal ecomorphs; axillary amplexus; firmisternal pelvic girdle
Seychelles
Blobby and grey, direct development, terrestrial ecomorph, inguinal amplexus, arciferal pelvic girdle
West Indies, S USA, South America
Pointy snout, no webbing between toes; terrestrial or riparian ecomorph; inguinal amplexus; arciferal pelvic girdle; egg guarding common, some ovovivipartity
Sub-Saharan Africa
Streamlined bodies with strong back legs; terrestrial ecomorph; axillary amplexus; firmisternal pelvic girdle; can leap 3m in length and 1m in height
Neotropical, S USA
Ranid body shape; semi-aquatic or terrestrial ecomorphs; axillary amplexus; arciferal pelvic girdle; larger sp can eat vertebrate prey
Sub-saharan Africa
Large eyes, long digits; Terrestrial, burrower, or arboreal ecomorphs; axillary amplexus; firmisternal pelvic girdle
Cosmopolitan except Europe
Tear-shaped bodies, very narrow mouths; mostly fossorial or terrestrial burrowers, but some arboreal ecomorphs; axillary or glued amplexus; firmisternal pelvic girdle; some symbionts with tarantulas, only family to exhibit froglet transport
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