Liophryne
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Liophryne is an amphibian genus of the family -mouthed . The genus was synonymous with Sphenophryne in 2017 and amalgamated under this name. Not all authors have followed this definition so far.
description
The pupils are horizontal. The tongue is large, elongated, incised at the back and can be raised freely to a large extent. Behind the line connecting the choans are two rows of palatal teeth converging backwards . In front of the entrance to the throat there are two transverse folds of skin, at least the rear of which is strongly serrated. The eardrum is clearly visible. The fingers and toes are free and slightly distended at the tips. The precoracoid are present and very slender. The omosternum is missing. The sternum is small and cartilaginous. The transverse processes of the sacral vertebra are moderately widened.
Occurrence
The genus occurs only in New Guinea .
Systematics
The genus Liophryne was first described by George Albert Boulenger in 1897 . It includes 8 types:
As of September 24, 2014
- Liophryne allisoni Doubt, 2000
- Liophryne dentata (Tyler & Menzies, 1971)
- Liophryne magnitympanum Kraus & Allison, 2009
- Liophryne miniafia Kraus, 2014
- Liophryne rhododactyla Boulenger, 1897
- Liophryne rubra Doubt, 2000
- Liophryne schlaginhaufeni (Wandolleck, 1911)
- Liophryne similis Doubt, 2000
Various studies suggest that the genus Liophryne is not monophyletic .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Darrel R. Frost: Sphenophryne Peters & Doria, 1878 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998-2017, accessed December 12, 2017
- ↑ narrow-mouth frogs . List of narrow-mouthed frogs and species, AmphibiaWeb, accessed December 12, 2017
- ^ Fritz Nieden: Anura II . In: FE Schulze, W. Kükenthal, K. Heider (Ed.): Das Tierreich . Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin and Leipzig 1926, p. 50.
- ^ F. Kraus: A new species of Liophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Journal of Herpetology, 48, pp. 255-261, July 2014
Web links
- Darrel R. Frost: Sphenophryne Peters & Doria, 1878 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998-2017, accessed December 12, 2017
- Narrow-mouth frogs . List of narrow-mouthed frogs and species, AmphibiaWeb, accessed December 12, 2017