Asterophrys is a genus of microhylid frogs found in New Guinea. Their common name is New Guinea bush frogs, although this name may also specifically refer to Asterophrys turpicola.[1]
Asterophrys | |
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Asterophrys turpicola | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
Genus: | Asterophrys Tschudi, 1838 |
Type species | |
Ceratophrys turpicola Schlegel, 1837 | |
Diversity | |
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Synonyms | |
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Asterophrys are moderate to large-sized microhylid frogs, with the larger Asterophrys turpicola measuring up to 65 mm (2.6 in) in snout–vent length. A distinctive feature of these frogs is their extremely broad head, almost half of snout–vent length. While both are New Guinean species, A. leucopus is more a mountain species than A. turpicola. The latter is known for its aggressiveness (it may even bite), whereas A. leucopus is more docile.[2]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Asterophrys:[1]
Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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Asterophrys eurydactyla (Zweifel, 1972) | Danowaria Callulops frog |
Asterophrys foja (Günther, Richards, and Tjaturadi, 2016) | |
Asterophrys leucopus Richards, Johnston & Burton, 1994 | |
Asterophrys marani (Günther, 2009) | |
Asterophrys pullifer (Günther, 2006) | |
Asterophrys slateri Loveridge, 1955 | Slater's Callulops frog |
Asterophrys turpicola (Schlegel, 1837) | New Guinea bush frog |
A third, undescribed species may exist in Papua, western New Guinea.[2]
References
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