Peep [1] ( lat. Pipidae) is a family of primitive tailless amphibians .
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Description
The total length of the family ranges from 4 to 19 cm. There is no tongue, they grab prey with their front legs. All species lead an exclusively aquatic lifestyle and have numerous morphological features corresponding to their habitat. For example, the legs are completely webbed , the body is flattened, there is a system of lateral lines . In addition, Pipov's hearing aid is modified, so they can make and hear sounds underwater.
Distribution
They live in tropical South America (genus Pipa ) and sub- Saharan Africa (the rest).
Classification
As of October 2018, the family includes 4 genera and 41 species [2] [3] [1] :
- Hymenochirus Boulenger, 1896 - Dwarf claws ( 4 species )
- Pipa Laurenti, 1768 - Pipas ( 7 species )
- Pseudhymenochirus Chabanaud, 1920 - False Claw Bearers ( 1 species )
- Pseudhymenochirus merlini Chabanaud, 1920 - False Clawman
- Xenopus Wagler, 1827 - Spur frogs ( 29 species )
Also, the family includes 7 extinct genera [4] :
- † Eoxenopoides Haughton, 1931
- † Llankibatrachus Baez & Pugener, 2003
- † Pachycentrata Baez & Rage, 2004
- † Saltenia Reig, 1959
- † Shelania Reig, 1959
- † Singidella Baez & Harrison, 2005
- † Vulcanobatrachus Trueb, Ross & Smith, 2005
Gallery
Böttger's Ravenclaw
Smooth Spur Frog
Frazier Spur Frog
Pipa Carvalho
Tadpole of smooth spur frog
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. The Pyatiling Dictionary of Animal Names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1988 .-- S. 109. - 10,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .
- ↑ Frost DR Pipidae . Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
- ↑ Amphibia Web. Pipidae . Provides information on amphibian declines, natural history, conservation, and taxonomy (2017).
- ↑ The Paleobiology Database: Family Pipidae Gray 1825 (clawed frog) . Fossilworks.org - Gateway to the Paleobiology
Links
Literature
- Gray, 1825: A synopsis of the genera of reptiles and Amphibia, with a description of some new species . Annals of Philosophy, London, ser. 2, vol. 10, p. 193–217.
- San Mauro, Diego; Miguel Vences; Marina Alcobendas; Rafael Zardoya; Axel Meyer. Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea (English) // American Naturalist: journal. - 2005 .-- May ( vol. 165 , no. 5 ). - P. 590-599 . - DOI : 10.1086 / 429523 . - PMID 15795855 .
- Werner von Filek: Frösche im Aquarium . Kosmos-Franckh, Stuttgart 1967 (neuere Auflagen vorh.), ISBN 3-440-03496-8
- Kunz, Kriton: Krallenfrösche, Zwergkrallenfrösche, Wabenkröten Pipidae in Natur und Menschenhand Natur und Tier-Verlag , 2003, ISBN 3-931587-75-4