Nearly 400 species are known from two subfamilies: Buergeriinae and Rhacophorinae in the family Rhacophoridae. Only five species in the genus Buergeria are known from the subfamily Buergeriinae. Rhacophorinae subfamily includes 292 taxa in 11 genera. Rhacophorids are distributed in Sub-sharan Africa, Madagascar, South and South East Asia. Generally Rhacophorids are arboreal frogs but some are also found on the ground. They are small to large (maximum-120mm) treefrogs with enlarged toepads and relatively long limbs. These frogs have flattened bodies. They have large eyes with horizontal pupils. They show both indirect and direct development. The free living tadpoles have keratinous mouth parts.