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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Occidozyginae
Genus: Occidozyga
Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822
Type species
Rana lima
Gravenhorst, 1829
Species

13, see text.

Synonyms

Phrynoglossus Peters, 1867

Species

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There are 13 species in this genus:[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Matsui, Masafumi; Nishikawa, Kanto; Eto, Koshiro; Hamidy, Amir; Hossman, Yazid; Fukuyama, Ibuki (2021-02-10). "A new Occidozyga from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Anura: Dicroglossidae)". Zootaxa. 4926 (4): 535–546. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4926.4.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33756730. S2CID 232340162.