Brachytarsophrys

Brachytarsophrys is a genus of the family Megophryidae in the order Anura, and are found in southern China, Myanmar, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.^[1] Common names include short-legged toad.

Brachytarsophrys
Brachytarsophrys carinense
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Megophryidae
Genus:	Brachytarsophrys Tian & Hu, 1983
Type species
Leptobrachium carinensis Boulenger, 1899
Species
See text

Natural history of Brachytarsophrys is poorly known. Males of at least some species (Brachytarsophrys feae, Brachytarsophrys carinense) are territorial and may be aggressive. The advertisement call of Brachytarsophrys feae has been likened to barking.^[2]

Species

There are seven species in the genus, with more likely to be described in the future.^[1] The genus can be divided into two groups: the Brachytarsophrys carinense group and Brachytarsophrys feae group. The B. carinense group is characterized by the presence of a dermal ridge or glandular fold on dorsum and their larger size, while the B. feae group does not have any ridges or folds on the dorsum and has both smaller and larger species.^[3]

Brachytarsophrys carinense group

• Brachytarsophrys carinense (Boulenger, 1889)
• Brachytarsophrys intermedia (Smith, 1921)

Brachytarsophrys feae group

• Brachytarsophrys chuannanensis (Fei, Ye & Huang, 2001)
• Brachytarsophrys feae (Boulenger, 1887)
• Brachytarsophrys orientalis (Y. Li, Lyu, J. Wang & Y.Y. Wang, 2020)
• Brachytarsophrys platyparietus (Rao & Yang, 1997)

• Brachytarsophrys popei (Zhao, Yang, Chen, Chen, & Wang, 2014)

IUCN also lists a seventh species, Brachytarsophrys platyparietus, but this is considered to be a synonym of Brachytarsophrys carinense.^[4] However, a 2020 study recovered it as a distinct species.

References

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Brachytarsophrys Tian and Hu, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
2. Wogan, Guinevere O. U.; Kyi Soe Lwin; Htun Win; Thin Thin; Awan Khwi Shein; Hla Tun (2004). "The advertisement call of Brachytarsophrys feae (Boulenger 1887) (Anura: Megophryidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 55: 249–252.
3. Yao, Dan-Dan, Zhi-Tong, Jian, Yu-Long, Zu-Yao, Hong-Hui, Ding-Qi, Zhi-Fang, Chang-You, Ying-Yong, Li, Zhang, Lyu, Wang, Li, Liu, Chen, Rao, Jin, Zhang, Wang (March 2020). "Review of the genus Brachytarsophrys (Anura: Megophryidae), with revalidation of Brachytarsophrys platyparietus and description of a new species from China". Zoological Research. 41 (2): 105–122. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.033. PMC 7109014. PMID 32202089.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Brachytarsophrys carinense (Boulenger, 1889)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2017.