What is Hemiphractidae?
{{Taxobox | name = Hemiphractidae | image = Hemiphractus fasciatus.jpg | image_width = | image_caption = ''Hemiphractus fasciatus'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Amphibia]] | ordo = [[Anura]] | familia = '''Hemiphractidae''' | familia_authority = | type_species = | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = see text }} '''Hemiphractidae''' is a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[frog]]s. They live in [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]]. Previously, this group was classified as a subfamily under family [[Hylidae]]. ==Breeding behavior== [[File:Flectonotus pygmaeus02.jpg|thumb|A female ''[[Flectonotus pygmaeus]]'' with eggs enclosed on the back]] This frog is different in that the eggs grow into froglets on the back of the female. In most there is no free-swimming [[tadpole]] stage. In some of the frogs the eggs are in a pouch until they hatch. == Taxonomy == The Hemiphractidae family is divided into the following [[genus|genera]]: * ''[[Cryptobatrachus]]'' - Backpack Frogs * ''[[Flectonotus]]'' * ''[[Gastrotheca]]'' - Marsupial Frogs * ''[[Hemiphractus]]'' - Horned Treefrogs * ''[[Stefania]]'' - Carrying Frogs {{Commons category|Hemiphractidae}} [[Category:Frogs of South America]] [[Category:Frogs of North America]]