Otophryne
Otophryne | |
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Otophryne pyburni | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Otophryne Boulenger, 1900 |
Diversity | |
3 species (see text) |
Otophryne is a small genus of microhylid frogs from northern South America. They are sometimes known as the pancake frogs.[1]
Description[]
Adult Otophryne are diurnally active leaf mimics. They tend to walk rather than jump. Tadpoles burrow into the sandy bottom of shallow streams. They are extremely specialized with minute, dagger-like, keratinized teeth, and a long spiracular tube on the left hand side of its body. It is suggested that the tadpole is a suspension feeder, using the spiracular tube extending to the bottom surface to create a current through its oral cavity, using its teeth to prevent sand from entering its mouth.[2]
Species[]
Genus Otophryne has three species:[1][3]
Binomial name and author | Common name |
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Otophryne pyburni Campbell & Clarke, 1998 | Pyburn's Pancake Frog |
Otophryne robusta Boulenger, 1900 | Pancake Frog |
Otophryne steyermarki Rivero, 1968 | Steyermark's Robust Toad |
References[]
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Otophryne Boulenger, 1900". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Wassersug, R. J.; Pyburn, W. F. (1987). "The biology of the Pe-ret' toad, Otophryne robusta (Microhylidae), with special consideration of its fossorial larva and systematic relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 91 (2): 137–169. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1987.tb01726.x.
- ^ "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
Categories:
- Otophryne
- Frogs of South America
- Amphibian genera
- Microhylidae
- Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger