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The Leptodactylidae, known as the southern frogs, are a diverse family of amphibians. The name comes from Greek meaning a bird or other animal having slender toes. The family numbers 206 species in 13 genera.
Leptodactylidae frogs are distributed throughout Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The family includes terrestrial, burrowing, aquatic, and arboreal members inhabiting a wide range of habitats.
The Leptodactylidae number 206 species in 13 genera. As of December 2019, the Amphibian Species of the World sorts them into three subfamilies: Leiuperinae with 90 species, Leptodactylinae with 96 species, and Paratelmatobiinae with 13 species.
The Leptodactylidae underwent major taxonomic revisions in recent years. The former subfamily Eleutherodactylinae was reclassified into its own family, the Eleutherodactylidae, leaving the Leptodactylidae at 206 species in 13 genera.
Several genera within the Leptodactylidae lay their eggs in foam nests placed in crevices, on the surface of water, or on forest floors. When eggs hatch in nests on the forest floor, the tadpoles remain within the nest without eating until metamorphosis.
The Leptodactylidae most likely diverged from other hyloids during the Cretaceous. Fossils of the family have been found in Maastrichtian India.