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The Alytidae are a family of primitive frogs. Their common name is painted frogs〔 or midwife toads.〔 Most are endemic to Europe, but there are also three species in northwest Africa, and a species formerly thought to be extinct in Israel. This family is also known as Discoglossidae, but the older name Alytidae has priority and is now recognized by major reference works.〔〔〔〔 However, some researchers suggest that ''Alytes'' and ''Discoglossus'' are different enough to be treated as separate families, implying resurrection of Discoglossidae.〔 ==Genera and species== The family contains three extant genera, ''Alytes'', ''Discoglossus'', and ''Latonia''. The first is somewhat toad-like and can often be found on land. The second is smoother and more frog-like, preferring the water. The third genus was until recently considered extinct, and is represented by the recently rediscovered Hula painted frog. All of the species have pond-dwelling tadpoles. The genera ''Bombina'' and ''Barbourula'' also used to be under this family, but have now been moved to the Bombinatoridae. Family Alytidae * Genus ''Alytes'' * * ''Alytes cisternasii'' - Iberian midwife toad * * ''Alytes dickhilleni'' - southern midwife toad * * ''Alytes maurus'' - Moroccan midwife Toad * * ''Alytes muletensis'' - Majorcan midwife toad * * ''Alytes obstetricans'' - common midwife toad * Genus ''Discoglossus'' * * ''Discoglossus galganoi'' - West Iberian painted frog * * ''Discoglossus jeanneae'' - Spanish painted frog * * ''Discoglossus montalentii'' - Corsican painted frog * * ''Discoglossus pictus'' - common painted frog * * ''Discoglossus sardus'' - Tyrrhenian painted frog * * ''Discoglossus scovazzi'' - Moroccan painted frog * Genus ''Latonia'' * * ''Latonia nigriventer'' - Hula painted frog * Genus †''Enneabatrachus'' (prehistoric)〔 * * †''Enneabatrachus hechti''〔 File:Benny Trapp Alytes cisternasii.jpg|Iberian midwife toad (''Alytes cisternasii'') File:Discoglossus galganoi rechts.jpg|Iberian or Portuguese painted frog (''Discoglossus galganoi'') File:Latonia seyfriedi 001.jpg|Fossil discoglossid from Miocene (†''Latonia seyfriedi'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alytidae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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