Pelodryadidae
Pelodryadidae, also known as Australian treefrogs (although not all members are arboreal) are a family of frogs found in the region of Australia and New Guinea, and have also been introduced to New Caledonia, Guam, New Zealand, and Vanuatu. Some authorities group them within the Hylidae as family Pelodryadinae.

The family is thought to be the sister group to the leaf frogs (Phyllomedusidae), a family of arboreal frogs known from the Neotropics. The common ancestor of both families is thought to have lived in early Cenozoic South America, with the two families diverging from one another during the Eocene. The ancestors of Pelodryadidae likely invaded Australasia via Antarctica, which at the time was not yet frozen over, and thus hospitable for the dispersing frogs. The clade comprising both families is sister to the Hylidae, from which they diverged in the early Paleogene.
Q35409
family
Concept
Q53636
frog
Concept
Q408
Australia
LOC
Q40285
New Guinea
LOC
Q1065449
introduced
Concept
Q33788
New Caledonia
LOC
Q16635
Guam
LOC
Q664
New Zealand
LOC
Q686
Vanuatu
LOC
Q53696
Hylidae
Concept
Q27940686
leaf frogs
Concept
Q27940686
Phyllomedusidae
Concept
Q767024
arboreal
Concept
Q217151
Neotropics
Concept
Q102416
Cenozoic
TIME
Q18
South America
LOC
Q76274
Eocene
TIME
Q45256
Australasia
LOC
Q51
Antarctica
LOC
Q53696
Hylidae
Concept
Q55810
Paleogene
LOC
Q25377032
Pelodryadidae
MISC
Q25377032
Pelodryadidae
MISC
taxon rank
parent taxon
diplomatic relation