Discoglossidae

Discoglossidae Temporal range: Late Jurassic to Recent[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Alytes obstetricans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Amphibia
Subclass:	Lissamphibia
Superorder:	Batrachia
Order:	Anura
Suborder:	Archaeobatrachia
Family:	Discoglossidae Günther, 1859
Genera
Genus Alytes Genus Discoglossus
Distribution of Discoglossidae (in black)

Discoglossidae is a family of primitive frogs, with the common name Disc-Tongued Frogs.^[2] Most are endemic to Europe, but there are also three species in North-West Africa, and an extinct species formerly occurred in Israel.

The family contains two extant genera, Alytes and Discoglossus. The former are somewhat toad-like and can often be found on land. The latter is smoother and more frog-like, preferring the water.^[3] All of the species have pond-dwelling tadpoles.

Species

The genera Bombina and Barbourula also used to be under this family but have now been moved to the Bombinatoridae.

Family Discoglossidae

• Genus Alytes
  • Alytes cisternasii - Iberian Midwife Toad
  • Alytes dickhilleni - Southern Midwife Toad
  • Alytes maurus - Morrocan Midwife Toad
  • Alytes muletensis - Majorcan Midwife Toad
  • Alytes obstetricans - Common Midwife Toad
• Genus Discoglossus
  • Discoglossus galganoi - West Iberian Painted Frog
  • Discoglossus jeanneae - Spanish Painted Frog
  • Discoglossus montalenti - Corsican Painted Frog
  • †Discoglossus nigriventer - Israel Painted Frog
  • Discoglossus pictus - Common Painted Frog
  • Discoglossus sardus - Tyrrhenian Painted Frog
• Genus †Enneabatrachus (prehistoric)^[1]
  • †Enneabatrachus hechti^[1]

Iberian or Portuguese Painted Frog (Discoglossus galganoi)

Fossil Discoglossid from Miocene

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Foster, J. (2007). "Enneabatrachus hechti" Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. p. 137.
2. ^ Amphibian Species of the World uses the name Alytidae for this family in its fifth edition.
3. ^ Zweifel, Richard G. (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G.. ed. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 0-12-178560-2. 

• San Mauro, Diego; Mario Garcia-Paris and Rafael Zardoya (December 2004). "Phylogenetic relationships of discoglossid frogs (Amphibia:Anura:Discoglossidae) based on complete mitochondrial genomes and nuclear genes". Gene 343 (2): 357–366. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2004.10.001. PMID 15588590. 
• San Mauro, Diego; Miguel Vences, Marina Alcobendas, Rafael Zardoya and Axel Meyer (May 2005). "Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea" (– ^{Scholar search}). American Naturalist 165 (5): 590–599. doi:10.1086/429523. PMID 15795855. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AN/journal/issues/v165n5/40546/40546.html. ^{[dead link]}