Arenophryne xiphorhyncha

Arenophryne xiphorhyncha, the southern sandhill frog, is a fossorial anuran found in a limited range of far western Australia. The only congener to A. xiphorhynca is the northern sandhill frog, Arenophryne rotunda, which was considered the sole species within the genus Arenophryne until this species was discovered about 100 kilometres from Geraldton, Western Australia, in Kalbarri National Park.[1][2]

Arenophryne xiphorhyncha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Arenophryne
Species:
A. xiphorhyncha
Binomial name
Arenophryne xiphorhyncha
Doughty and Edwards, 2008

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Arenophryne xiphorhyncha Doughty and Edwards, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. "Arenophryne rotunda". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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