Mantophryne

Mantophryne is a genus of microhylid frogs.[1][2] The genus is found in New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, and Woodlark Island.[1][3]

Mantophryne
Male Mantophryne insignis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Asterophryinae
Genus: Mantophryne
Boulenger, 1897
Species

5 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]

Pherohapsis Zweifel, 1972

Species

There are five recognized species:[1][2]

Binomial name and authorCommon name
Mantophryne axanthogaster Kraus and Allison, 2009
Mantophryne insignis Günther and Richards, 2016[3]
Mantophryne lateralis Boulenger, 1897Victoria archipelago frog
Mantophryne louisiadensis (Parker, 1934)Louisiade archipelago frog
Mantophryne menziesi (Zweifel, 1972)Iarowari School frog

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Mantophryne Boulenger, 1897". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. Günther, Rainer & Richards, Stephen (2016). "Description of a striking new Mantophryne species (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 92 (1): 111–118. doi:10.3897/zse.92.7629.


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