Hylophorbus
| Hylophorbus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878
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| Species | |
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12 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Metopostira Méhely, 1901 | |
Hylophorbus is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to New Guinea. Common name Mawatta frogs has been coined for them.[1]
Molecular data suggest that Hylophorbus is monophyletic and that its sister taxon is Callulops.[1]
Species[]
There are 12 recognized species:[1][2]
- Kraus, 2013
- Hylophorbus infulatus (Zweifel, 1972)
- Hylophorbus nigrinus Günther, 2001
- Hylophorbus picoides Günther, 2001
- Hylophorbus proekes Kraus and Allison, 2009
- Hylophorbus rainerguentheri Richards and Oliver, 2007
- Hylophorbus richardsi Günther, 2001
- Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878
- Hylophorbus sextus Günther, 2001
- Günther, Richards, and Dahl, 2014
- Hylophorbus tetraphonus Günther, 2001
- Hylophorbus wondiwoi Günther, 2001
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links[]
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Hylophorbus at http://www.eol.org.
- "Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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