Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Terrestrial Vertebrate Groups   Ranoidea

After Cannatella, Ford & Bockstanz, 1995-2003 [The Tree of Life] and Frost, 2000-2002 [AMNH Amphibian species of the World]

<==o RANOIDEA Ford & Cannatella, 1993 (tavallisensammakonsukuiset sammakot; Rana-like frogs)
   |--o Hemisus [Hemisotidae] ()? [1/8]
   |  |-- H. brachydactylus
   |  |-- H. guineensis
   |  |-- H. guttatus
   |  |-- H. microscaphus
   |  |-- H. olivaceus
   |  |-- H. perreti
   |  |-- H. sudanensis
   |  `-- H. wittei
   |-- Microhylidae (ahdassuusammakot) [Frost: 67/351]
   |--o Arthroleptidae ()? [Frost: 7/76]
   |  |-- Astylosterninae [Astylosternidae] (karvasammakot) [Frost: 4/26]
   |  `-- Arthroleptinae [Arthroleptidae] ()? [Frost: 3/50]
   |--o Hyperoliidae (ruokosammakot) [Frost: 20/236]
   |  |-- Hyperoliinae ()? [Frost: 13/167]
   |  |-- Kassininae ()? [Frost: 5/19]
   |  |--o Leptopelinae ()? [Frost: 1/49]
   |  |  `-- Leptopelis [49]
   |  `--o Tachycneminae
   |     `-- Tachycnemis seychellensis  
   `--+-- Ranidae Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1818 (non Gray, 1825?) sensu stricto [Ranidae: Raninae] (aitosammakot) [31/598]
      |-- Petropedetidae [Ranidae: Petropedetinae] ()? [13/98]
      |?- Dendrobatidae (nuolimyrkkysammakot) [Frost: 7/182] [are not Ranoids]
      |-- Mantellidae [Ranidae: Mantellinae; Rhacophoridae: Mantellinae]
      `-- Rhacophoridae [Philautinae, Buergeriinae & Rhacophorinae] (melasammakot)

Reference(s):

Cannatella, D., Ford, L. & Bockstanz, L., 1995-2003: Neobatrachia - "Higher" Frogs.
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/tree

Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
--W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698.

Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648.
in Carroll, R. L. 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
--W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698.

Frost, D. R., 2000: Amphibian species of the World: An Online Reference.
–iNet: American Museum of Natural History, Department of Herpetology: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html

Glaw, F., Vences, M., Andreone, F. & Vallan, D., 2001: Revision of the Boophis majori group (Amphibia: Mantellidae) from Madagascar, with descriptions of five new species.
–Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: Vol. 133, #4, pp. 495-529

–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/tree