Seychelles frogs
sooglossidae latin

The Seychelles frogs (Sooglossidae) are a family of frogs.

Sooglossidae - Seychelles frogs and purple frog (including Nasikabatrachidae)

Genus Sooglossus (Seychelles frogs)

Seychelles frogs (Sooglossus gardineri, Sooglossus pipilodryas, Sooglossus sechellensis and Sooglossus thomasseti)

More recently it was added to the family Sooglossidae.

It is the most arboreal of the Sooglossidae and this makes detection difficult.

Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae.

The ghost frogs are closely related to the Sooglossidae family, which inhabit the Seychelles.

This is unusual among the Sooglossidae, as most are restricted to the high latitudes, which have a stable climate due to constant mist.

The Sooglossidae show inguinal amplexus where the male holds the female at the waist just anterior to her hind legs.

The Thomasset's Seychelles frog (Sooglossus thomasseti) is a species of frog in the Sooglossidae family.

Gardiner's frog (Sooglossus gardineri) is a small frog of the Sooglossidae family and endemic to the Seychelles.

Mascarene frog Ptychadena mascareniensis (introduced), Seychelles tree frog Tachycnemis seychellensis and four species of the Sooglossidae.