What is Sooglossidae?
{{automatic taxobox | name = Seychelles frogs | image = Sechellophryne gardineri.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Sechellophryne gardineri]]'' | taxon = Sooglossidae | authority = [[Gladwyn Kingsley Noble|Noble]], 1931 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = 2 genera (see [[#Taxonomy|text]]) }} The '''Sooglossidae''' ('''Seychelles frogs''') are a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[frogs]]. They are found on the [[Seychelles|Seychelles Islands]] and [[India]]. All of the species are small land frogs, about {{convert|4|cm|in}} in length. They hide under fallen leaves or in rock crevices. They lay their eggs on moist ground, rather than in water. One species lacks [[tadpole]]s, with the eggs hatching directly into froglets. The others carry the tadpoles on their back until [[metamorphosis]].<ref name=EoR>{{cite book |editor=Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G.|author= Zweifel, Richard G.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofre0000unse_h2i0|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|pages= [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofre0000unse_h2i0/page/104 104]–105|isbn= 978-0-12-178560-4}}</ref> ==Taxonomy== The family was first described in 1931 by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble (1894–1940). * Genus '''''Sooglossus''''' (Seychelles frogs) ** [[Gardiner's Seychelles frog]] (''[[Sooglossus gardineri|S. gardineri]]'') ** [[Seychelles palm frog]] (''[[Sooglossus pipilodryas|S. pipilodryas]]'') ** [[Sooglossus sechellensis|Seychelles frog]] (''[[Sooglossus sechellensis|S. sechellensis]]'') ** [[Thomasset's frog]] (''[[Sooglossus thomasseti|S. thomasseti]]'') * Genus '''''Nasikabatrachus''''' ([[purple frog]]) ** ''[[Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis]]'' ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Frogs of Asia]]