Taxonomic review of the megophryid frogs (Anura: Pelobatoidea)

The family Pelobatidae has recently undergone notable reorganization.Once composed of two subfamilies, Pelobatinae and Megophryinae.it now consists of only the former.The family Megophryidae has recently been elevated to represent Asian members once in the family Pelobatidae; megophryids are diagnosed by three synapomorphies.A phylogenetic analysis of the Archeaobatrachia by Cannatella (1985) included three species from two genera within Megophryidae.Paraphyly in the genus Megophrys was supported by one character, the articulation of the urosacrum.A re-analysis of Cannatella's (1985) data indicated that alternative patterns of the relationships among megophryids were plausible and that the homology of the urosacral articulation should be examined in more detail.