Scientific name Megophrys Order Frog | Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Long nosed horned frog megophrys nasuta hunting
Megophrys is a genus of frogs (Anura) in the family Megophryidae. They occur in the mainland Southeastern Asia, the islands of the Sunda Shelf, and the Philippines. They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Asian horned frogs.
Contents
- Long nosed horned frog megophrys nasuta hunting
- Malayan horned frogs calling megophrys nasuta
- Taxonomy
- Species
- References
Malayan horned frogs calling megophrys nasuta
Taxonomy
Taxonomy of Megophrys and the related genera is one of the bigger taxonomic problems with amphibians in the tropical Asia. Earlier taxonomies recognized Xenophrys as a separate genus, but molecular phylogenetic analyses found it paraphyletic. Awaiting a better solution, intermediate solution to this is merging Xenophrys and Megophrys, rendering Xenophrys a junior synonym of Megophrys. Nevertheless, Xenophrys continues to be widely used.
Species
Treating Xenophrys as junior synonym of Megophrys results in the following, comparatively specious Megophrys (many of the species are listed as Xenophrys in Wikipedia):
Other sources continue to recognize Megophrys in a narrower sense:
