Asterophryinae
| Asterophryinae | |
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| Paedophryne dekot | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae Günther, 1858 |
| Genera | |
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23, see text. | |
| Synonyms | |
The Asterophryinae are a subfamily of microhylid frogs distributed in an area from the Peninsular Malaysia through the Malay Archipelago to northern Australia.[2]
Genera
As of 2013[update], this subfamily contains 274 species in the following 23 genera:[2]
- Albericus Burton and Zweifel, 1995
- Aphantophryne Fry, 1917
- Asterophrys Tschudi, 1838
- Austrochaperina Fry, 1912
- Barygenys Parker, 1936
- Callulops Boulenger, 1888
- Choerophryne Van Kampen, 1914
- Cophixalus Boettger, 1892
- Copiula Méhely, 1901
- Gastrophrynoides Noble, 1926
- Genyophryne Boulenger, 1890
- Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878
- Liophryne Boulenger, 1897
- Mantophryne Boulenger, 1897
- Metamagnusia Günther, 2009
- Oninia Günther, Stelbrink, and von Rintelen, 2010
- Oreophryne Boettger, 1895
- Oxydactyla Van Kampen, 1913
- Paedophryne Kraus, 2010[3]
- Pherohapsis Zweifel, 1972
- Pseudocallulops Günther, 2009
- Sphenophryne Peters and Doria, 1878
- Xenorhina Peters, 1863 (synonym: Xenobatrachus Peters and Doria, 1878)
The most species-rich genus is Oreophryne (50 species). Four genera are monotypic: Genyophryne, Oninia, Pherohapsis, and Sphenophryne.[2]
Body size
Microhylid frogs are generally small. A few species such as Callulops robustus and Asterophrys turpicola attain snout-vent lengths (SVL) in excess of 50 mm (2.0 in), whereas frogs in genus Paedophryne are particularly small, and Paedophryne amauensis is the world's smallest known vertebrate, attaining an average body size of only 7.7 mm (0.30 in) (range 7.0–8.0 mm).[4]
References
- ^ "Genyophryninae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Asterophryinae Günther, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Kraus, F. (2010). "New genus of diminutive microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea". ZooKeys. 48: 39–59. doi:10.3897/zookeys.48.446.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b Rittmeyer, Eric N.; Allison, Allen; Gründler, Michael C.; Thompson, Derrick K.; Austin, Christopher C. (2012). "Ecological guild evolution and the discovery of the world's smallest vertebrate". PLoS ONE. 7 (1): e29797. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029797. PMC 3256195. PMID 22253785.
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