Order

Anura

19 species in 8 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 5 years (Wood frog) to 45 years (African bullfrog).

Species

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

5–45 yr

Median GC

40.9%

Range 37–44.0%

Families

Largest: Ranidae (5)

The Anura tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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8 families, by species count

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Top 5 and the shortest-lived

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Species in Anura

Pyxicephalus adspersus	African bullfrog	Pyxicephalidae	45 yr	24,317 bp	42.31%
Anaxyrus americanus	American toad	Bufonidae	36 yr	17,328 bp	37.59%
Xenopus laevis	African clawed frog	Pipidae	30.3 yr	17,553 bp	36.99%
Bombina variegata	Yellow-bellied toad	Bombinatoridae	29 yr	18,551 bp	42.06%
Rana temporaria	European frog	Ranidae	27 yr	16,061 bp	43.91%
Rhinella marina	Cane toad	Bufonidae	24.8 yr	18,152 bp	38.76%
Bombina bombina	Firebelly toad	Bombinatoridae	20 yr	17,154 bp	42.35%
Aquarana catesbeiana	American bullfrog	Ranidae	16 yr	18,241 bp	40.17%
Bombina orientalis	Oriental firebelly toad	Bombinatoridae	15.8 yr	17,847 bp	42.20%
Pelophylax nigromaculatus	Black-spotted frog	Ranidae	15 yr	17,804 bp	43.07%
Scaphiopus holbrookii	Eastern spadefoot	Pelobatidae	12.3 yr	16,881 bp	42.60%
Kaloula pulchra	Malaysian narrowmouth toad	Microhylidae	11 yr	16,818 bp	40.95%
Pelobates fuscus	Common Eurasian spadefoot toad	Pelobatidae	11 yr	16,828 bp	40.66%
Rana amurensis	Siberian wood frog	Ranidae	9 yr	18,470 bp	41.46%
Dryophytes japonicus	Japanese treefrog	Hylidae	8.9 yr	19,519 bp	39.91%
Dryophytes versicolor	Gray treefrog	Hylidae	7.8 yr	18,800 bp	38.40%
Pipa pipa	Surinam toad	Pipidae	7.7 yr	18,208 bp	44.01%
Microhyla ornata	Ornate narrow-mouthed frog	Microhylidae	5 yr	16,730 bp	39.92%
Lithobates sylvaticus	Wood frog	Ranidae	5 yr	17,343 bp	40.72%