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Batrachylidae

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Batrachylidae is a family of frogs from southern South America (Argentina and Chile). Before being recognized as a family, Batrachylidae was included as a subfamily (Batrachylinae) in the family Ceratophryidae; this is the taxonomy still suggested by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderAnura
  5. FamilyBatrachylidae
Observations recorded4,815

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Batrachylidae is a family of frogs from southern South America (Argentina and Chile). Before being recognized as a family, Batrachylidae was included as a subfamily (Batrachylinae) in the family Ceratophryidae; this is the taxonomy still suggested by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

==Species== There are four genera in the family: Atelognathus Lynch, 1978 (5 species) Batrachyla Bell, 1843 (5 species) Chaltenobatrachus Basso, Úbeda, Bunge, and Martinazzo, 2011 (1 species) Hylorina Bell, 1843 (1 species)

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