Occidozyga

Occidozyga is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae found in southeastern Asia between eastern India, southern China, and Java. They sometimes go under the common name Java frogs[1] or floating frogs.

Occidozyga
Occidozyga sumatrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Occidozyginae
Genus: Occidozyga
Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822
Type species
Rana lima
Gravenhorst, 1829
Diversity
12 species (see text)
Synonyms

Phrynoglossus Peters, 1867

Species

There are 12 species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Occidozyga Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "Dicroglossidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.


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