Choerophryne

Choerophryne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Asterophryinae
Genus: Choerophryne
Kampen, 1914
Species

See text.

Choerophryne is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to New Guinea. These frogs are small, with the body length measured from snout to vent between 11–23 mm.[1]

The distinction between Choerophryne and closely related genus Albericus is based solely on the orientation of the alary processes of the premaxillae, giving the former its distinctive snout. In 2013 a new Choerophryne species was described with an orientation intermediate between the two genera, suggesting Albericus is likely a junior synonym of Choerophryne.[1]


Species

Amphibian Species of the World assigns nine species to Choerophryne.[2]

Binomial Name and AuthorCommon Name
Choerophryne allisoni Richards & Burton, 2003
Choerophryne amomani Günther, 2008 Amoman Choerophryne
Choerophryne arndtorum Günther, 2008 Arndt's Choerophryne
Choerophryne burtoni Richards, Dahl, and Hiaso, 2007
Choerophryne longirostris Kraus & Allison, 2001
Choerophryne microps Günther, 2008 Small-eyed Choerophryne
Choerophryne nigrescens Günther, 2008 Blackish Choerophryne
Choerophryne proboscidea Kampen, 1914
Choerophryne rostellifer (Wandolleck, 1911) Torricelli Mountain Frog

References

  1. 1 2 Kraus, F. (2013). "A New Species of Choerophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea, with remarks on the taxonomic status of Albericus". Zoosystematics and Evolution 89 (2): 283–291. doi:10.1002/zoos.201300014.
  2. "Amphibian Species of the World 5.6 - Names assigned to genus Choerophryne". Retrieved 17 November 2013.
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