Liophryne

Liophryne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Asterophryinae
Genus: Liophryne
Boulenger, 1897
Type species
Liophryne rhododactyla
Boulenger, 1897
Species

8 species (see text)

Liophryne is a genus of microhylid frogs.[1][2] They are endemic to New Guinea, and not known from any of the surrounding islands.[1][3]

Taxonomy

The genus was removed from the synonymy of Sphenophryne by Richard Zweifel in 2000. However, as currently defined, it is not monophyletic.[1]

Description

Liophryne are rather broad-headed and long-legged frogs. The body size is variable; Liophryne rhododactyla is the largest species, with females reaching 60 mm (2.4 in) snout–vent length, whereas Liophryne allisoni do not exceed 30 mm (1.2 in) SVL. The finger and toe discs are present but small. The tympanum is relatively large and distinct in most species.[3]

Species

There are at present eight species in this genus:[1][2]

Binomial name and authorCommon name
Liophryne allisoni Zweifel, 2000
Liophryne dentata (Tyler & Menzies, 1971) Alotau land frog
Liophryne magnitympanum Kraus and Allison, 2009
Liophryne miniafia Kraus, 2014
Liophryne rhododactyla Boulenger, 1897 Owen Stanley land frog
Liophryne rubra Zweifel, 2000
Liophryne schlaginhaufeni (Wandolleck, 1911) Wandolleck's land frog
Liophryne similis Zweifel, 2000

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Liophryne Boulenger, 1897". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 Zweifel, R. G. (2000). "Partition of the Australopapuan microhylid frog genus Sphenophryne with descriptions of new species". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 253: 1–130.
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