Alsodidae
| Alsodidae | |
|---|---|
| Alsodes verrucosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Hyloidea |
| Family: | Alsodidae Mivart, 1869 |
| Type genus | |
| Alsodes Bell, 1843 | |
| Genera | |
|
3, see text. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Alsodinae Mivart, 1869 | |
The Alsodidae are a small family of frogs from South America between Patagonia and southern Brazil. It contains 30 species in three genera. This family, along with several other families, used to be included in the family Leptodactylidae. It was then a subfamily in the family Cycloramphidae, before being recognized as a family first in 2011.
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