Pipidae

...The Discoglossidae family, found in Europe and Asia, has bright red or yellow markings on its underside, and when it is held down, it arches its torso and limbs to show off its body color and intimidate. The Pipidae family includes the African clawed frogs and the South American timber frogs, Pipa , all of which are completely aquatic. Other species include the Myobatrachidae, found in the arid regions of Australia; the Microhylidae family, which includes many small species such as the Japanese tree frog Microhyla ornata , found in the Ryukyu Islands; and the Pelobatidae family, which includes the Asian horned frog Megophrys , which has horn-like projections above its eyes and looks just like a dead leaf. ...

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…ヨーロッパとアジアに分布するスズガエル科Discoglossidaeは，腹面に鮮やかな赤色や黄色の標識色をもち，体を押さえられると胴や四肢を反らせ，体色を見せつけておどす。ピパ科Pipidaeはアフリカ産ツメガエル類と南アメリカ産コモリガエル類Pipaなどを含み，いずれもまったくの水生種。そのほかオーストラリアの乾燥地帯に生息するカメガエル科Myobatrachidaeや，南西諸島にも分布するヒメアマガエルMicrohyla ornataをはじめ小型種の多いヒメアマガエル科Microhylidae，眼の上に角状突起をもち，枯葉そっくりのアジアツノガエル類Megophrysを含むペロバテス科など変異に富む。…

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