A family of small, aquatic frogs found primarily in South America, characterized by their unusual jaw structure and behavior.
From Greek geny- (jaw) + ophrys (eyebrow) + -idae (family suffix in taxonomy), literally meaning 'jaw-eyebrow family.' The name reflects the distinctive facial features of these frogs.
Genyophrynidae is a perfect example of how taxonomy names organisms by their most striking features—these frogs have such distinctive jaws and the area above their eyes that scientists literally named the whole family after those features!
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