ZFrogs of the family Dicroglossidae were previously placed under Family Ranidae as the subfamily Dicroglossinae. But recent molecular analysis has shown that these frogs deserved to be in a separate family. There are very few external features that unites them. They have a free living tadpole stage whisch posesses keratinous mouth parts. Thirteen species in five genera (Euplyctis, Zakerana, Hoplobatrachus, Nannophrys, Sphaerotheca) are recorded from Sri Lanka. Most of the Sri Lankan species are associated with the aquatic environment except the genus Sphaerotheca.The genus Nannophrys is endemic to Sri Lanka.