Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Subfamily Asterophryinae Higher classification Genyophryninae | Phylum Chordata Family Microhylidae Scientific name Liophryne Rank Genus | |
Lower classifications Liophryne schlaginhaufeni | ||
Liophryne is a genus of microhylid frogs. They are endemic to New Guinea, and not known from any of the surrounding islands.
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Taxonomy
The genus was removed from the synonymy of Sphenophryne by Richard Zweifel in 2000. However, as currently defined, it is not monophyletic.
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.
Species
There are at present eight species in this genus:
References
Liophryne Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA