scaphiophrynine

Scaphiophryninae is often a misspelling of scaphiophrynine.

Scaphiophryninae has no English definition.

As a noun scaphiophrynine is

any of the microhylid frogs in the subfamily Scaphiophryninae.

As nouns the difference between subfamily and scaphiophrynine

is that subfamily is (taxonomy) a taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe while scaphiophrynine is (zoology) any of the microhylid frogs in the subfamily scaphiophryninae.

As nouns the difference between frog and scaphiophrynine

is that frog is a small tailless amphibian of the order anura that typically hops or frog can be (offensive) a french person or frog can be a leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt while scaphiophrynine is (zoology) any of the microhylid frogs in the subfamily scaphiophryninae.

As a verb frog

is to hunt or trap frogs or frog can be to ornament or fasten a coat, etc with frogs or frog can be to unravel (a knitted garment).

In zoology terms the difference between microhylid and scaphiophrynine

is that microhylid is any of the frog family family: Microhylidae while scaphiophrynine is any of the microhylid frogs in the subfamily Scaphiophryninae.