The Microhylinae are a subfamily of microhylid frogs. It contains 9 genera. Phylogenetic studies have estimated the family Microhylidae to be about 52 million years old.[1]

Microhylinae
Temporal range: Early Eocene - present,[1] 52–0 Ma
Great Plains narrowmouth toad, Gastrophryne olivacea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Clade: Ranoidea
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Microhylinae
Günther, 1858
Genera

9, see text.

Genera

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The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Microhylinae:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b van der Meijden, A., M. Vences, S. Hoegg, R. Boistel, A. Channing, and A. Meyer. 2007. Nuclear gene phylogeny of narrow-mouthed toads (family: Microhylidae) and a discussion of competing hypotheses concerning their biogeographical origins. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 44:1017–1030.
  2. ^ "Microhylinae Günther, 1858 (1843) | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. ^ Gorin, Vladislav A.; Scherz, Mark D.; Korost, Dmitriy V.; Poyarkov, Nikolay A. (2021-12-01). "Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 97 (1): 21–54. doi:10.3897/zse.97.57968. ISSN 1860-0743.
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