Barygenys

Barygenys is a genus of microhylid frogs. They are endemic to New Guinea and the adjacent Louisiade Archipelago.[1][2] So far only known from Papua New Guinea, the range of the genus is expected to reach Papua province in the Indonesian part of New Guinea. Despite not being known from Papua, common name Papua frogs has been suggested for them.[1]

Barygenys
Barygenys atra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Asterophryinae
Genus: Barygenys
Parker, 1936
Type species
Barygenys cheesmanae
Parker, 1936
Species

9, see text

Description

Barygenys have squat body, narrow head, and tiny eyes.[3] Barygenys are unique among asterophryine frogs in that they bear vertical ridges (or traces thereof) on the snout, and in having short, sharply tapering fingers with narrowly rounded tips.[2] The largest species (Barygenys resima) reaches a body size around 45 mm (1.8 in) in snout–vent length, while Barygenys parvula is not known to exceed 20 mm (0.79 in) SVL.[2][4]

Ecology

Barygenys are burrowing frogs. They tend to have spotty distributions and are rarely collected, and consequently poorly known.[2]

Species

As of early 2017, nine species are recognized:[1][5]

References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Barygenys Parker, 1936". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. Kraus, Fred (2013). "Two new species of frogs related to Barygenys exsul (Microhylidae) from New Guinea". Herpetologica. 69 (3): 314–328. doi:10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-12-00073. S2CID 84732888.
  3. Zweifel, Richard George (1972). "A revision of the frogs of the subfamily Asterophryinae, family Microhylidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (148): 411–546. hdl:2246/1102.
  4. Zweifel, R. G. (1980). "Description and relationships of a new species of microhylid frog (genus Barygenys) from Papua New Guinea". Pacific Science. 34: 269–275. hdl:10125/1625. N.b. – the actual publication year was 1981.
  5. "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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