Bryophryne
| Bryophryne | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Bryophryne cophites | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Subfamily: | Holoadeninae |
| Genus: | Bryophryne Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008[1] |
| Type species | |
| Phrynopus cophites Lynch, 1975 | |
| Diversity | |
| 8 species (see text) | |
Bryophryne is a genus of craugastorid frogs. These frogs are endemic to southeastern Peru in the Cusco Region,[1][2] with an undescribed species from the Puno Region.[3] Their range is separated from that of Phrynopus by the Apurímac River valley.[2]
Taxonomy
Bryophryne was erected in 2008 to accommodate two species that were in Phrynopus at that time;[1][2] subfamily Holoadeninae was erected at the same time and placed in Strabomantidae.[1] However, Strabomantidae has been put in synonymy of Craugastoridae.[4] Nevertheless, the AmphibiaWeb keeps Holoadeninae (and by implication, Bryophryne) in Strabomantidae.[5]
Description
Bryophryne are smallish frogs, reaching maximum snout–vent length of 29.3 mm (1.15 in) in Bryophryne cophites.[3] Head is narrower than the body. Differentiated tympanic membrane, tympanic annulus, columella, and cavum tympanicum are absent. Dorsum is finely areolate whereas venter is coarsly areolate.[1]
Species
There are eight species in this genus:[2][5]
- Bryophryne abramalagae Lehr and Catenazzi, 2010
- Bryophryne bustamantei (Chaparro, De la Riva, Padial, Ochoa, and Lehr, 2007)
- Bryophryne cophites (Lynch, 1975)
- Bryophryne flammiventris Lehr and Catenazzi, 2010
- Bryophryne gymnotis Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009
- Bryophryne hanssaueri Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009
- Bryophryne nubilosus Lehr and Catenazzi, 2008
- Bryophryne zonalis Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hedges, S. B., Duellman, W. E., and Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa 1737: 1–182.
- 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Bryophryne Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- 1 2 Lehr, E.; Catenazzi, A. (2010). "Two new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from high elevations in southern Peru (Region of Cusco)". Herpetologica 66 (3): 308–319. doi:10.1655/09-038.1.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Craugastoridae Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Strabomantidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.