Astylosterninae

amphibian subfamily

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annotated classification

  • natterjack toad (Bufo calamita)
    In frog and toad: Annotated classification

    …2 subfamilies: Arthroleptinae (Africa) and Astylosterninae (Africa). Family Dendrobatidae (poison frogs) No fossil record; 8 presacral vertebrae; pectoral girdle completely firmisternal; intercalary cartilages absent; omosternum present; Bidder’s organ absent; maxillary teeth present or absent. Larvae carried on backs of adults; Central and South America; 9 genera, about 162 species; adult

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