The order Anura consists of three suborders, each suborder containing at least one superfamily consisting of two or more families.
Suborder Archaeobatrachia[]
Superfamily Ascaphoidea[]
Family Name | Common Name(s) | Example Species | Example Species Image |
Ascaphidae | Tailed frogs | Rocky Mountain tailed frog | |
Leiopelmatidae | New Zealand frogs | Hochstetter's Frog |
Superfamily Discoglossoidea[]
Family Name | Common Name(s) | Example Species | Example Species Image |
Bombinatoridae | Fire-bellied toads | Oriental fire-bellied toad | |
Discoglossidae | Painted frogs | Iberian painted frog |
Suborder Mesobatrachia[]
Superfamily Pelobatoidea[]
Family Name | Common Name(s) | Example Species | Example Species Image |
Pelobatidae | Spadefoot toads | Western spadefoot toad | |
Rhinophrynidae | Burrowing toads | Mexican burrowing toad |
Superfamily Pipoidea[]
Family Name | Common Name(s) | Example Species | Example Species Image |
Megophryidae | Asian litter frogs | Asian horned toad | |
Pelodytidae | Parsley frogs | Common parsley frog | |
Pipidae | Tongueless frogs | Surinam toad |
Suborder Neobatrachia[]
Superfamily Hyloidea[]
Family Name | Common Name(s) | Example Species | Example Image |
Aromobatidae | African Skunk frogs | Common skunk frog | |
Bufonidae | True toads | Common toad | |
Ceratophryidae | Horned frogs, Pacman frogs | Cranwell's horned frog | |
Dendrobatidae | Poison dart frogs | Dyeing poison dart frog | |
Hylidae | Tree frogs | Common tree frog | |
Leptodactylidae | Southern frogs, robber frogs |
Smoky jungle frog |
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Myobatrachidae | Australian ground frogs | Turtle frog | |
Rhinodermatidae | Darwin's frog | Darwin's frog |
Superfamily Ranoidea[]
Family Name | Common Name(s) | Example Species | Example Species Image |
Arthroleptidae | Squeakers, cricket frogs | Bush squeaker | |
Hemisotidae | Snout burrowers | Spotted snout-burrower | |
Hyperoliidae | Sedge frogs | Arum frog | |
Mantellidae | Madagascan poison frogs | Brown Mantella | |
Pyxicephalidae | Bullfrogs | African bullfrog | |
Ranidae | True frogs | Common frog | |
Rhacophoridae | Old World tree frogs | Reinwardt's flying frog |