7 species (see text) Synapturanus is a genus of microhylid frogs.

[3] Synapturanus are fossorial and mostly nocturnal tropical rainforest frogs found in the leaf litter and soft soils.

Eggs are deposited terrestrially in a small burrow below the soil surface.

[3] Stomach contents have included nematodes and various arthropods (ants, termites, and spiders).

[3] The largest species is Synapturanus mirandaribeiroi, which reaches a snout–vent length of at least 37 mm (1.5 in).