Sooglossidae

Seychelles frogs
	File:Sechellophryne gardineri.jpg
	Sechellophryne gardineri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Superfamily:	Sooglossoidea
Family:	Sooglossidae; Noble, 1931
Genera
	2 genera (see text)

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The Sooglossidae (Seychelles frogs) are a family of frogs. They are found on the Seychelles Islands and India.

All of the species are small land frogs, about 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in length. They hide under fallen leaves or in rock crevices. They lay their eggs on moist ground, rather than in water. One species lacks tadpoles, with the eggs hatching directly into froglets. The others carry the tadpoles on their back until metamorphosis.^[1]

Taxonomy[change]

The family was first described in 1931 by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble (1894–1940).

Genus Sooglossus (Seychelles frogs)
- Gardiner's Seychelles frog (S. gardineri)
- Seychelles palm frog (S. pipilodryas)
- Seychelles frog (S. sechellensis)
- Thomasset's frog (S. thomasseti)
Genus Nasikabatrachus (purple frog)
- Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis

References[change]

↑ Zweifel, Richard G. (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-0-12-178560-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

[EoR-1] Zweifel, Richard G. (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-0-12-178560-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

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