Liophryne
| Liophryne | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Liophryne Boulenger, 1897 |
| Type species | |
| Liophryne rhododactyla Boulenger, 1897
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| Species | |
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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 author | Common 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
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ a b 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.