Turn-necked frogs
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Phrynomerinae | ||||||||||||
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Phrynomantis | ||||||||||||
Peters , 1867 |
Reversible- necked frogs ( Phrynomantis ) are a genus of the narrow-mouthed frog family . It is the only genus of the subfamily Phrynomerinae .
description
The pupils are rounded; both the vertical and the horizontal diameter can predominate. The tongue is large, elongated, incised at the back and freely liftable. Palatine teeth are missing. On the palate there is a membranous cross fold between the choanas. The eardrum is not or only weakly visible. The fingers and toes are not webbed. The tips of the fingers and toes are more or less distended or widened to form distinct adhesive discs. The terminal phalanges are T-shaped and bony. The precoracoid and the omosternum are absent. The sternum is cartilaginous. The transverse processes of the sacral vertebra are greatly widened.
Occurrence
The genus occurs in sub-Saharan Africa.
Systematics
The genus Phrynomantis was first described by Wilhelm Peters in 1867 . It is the only genus of the subfamily Phrynomerinae Noble, 1931. It comprises 5 species:
As of December 12, 2017
- Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger, 1901
- Phrynomantis annectens Werner, 1910
- Phrynomantis bifasciatus (Smith, 1847)
- Phrynomantis microps Peters, 1875
- Phrynomantis somalicus (Scortecci, 1941)
Individual evidence
- ^ Fritz Nieden: Anura II . In: FE Schulze, W. Kükenthal, K. Heider (Ed.): Das Tierreich . Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin and Leipzig 1926, p. 12.
- ↑ a b Darrel R. Frost: Phrynomantis Peters, 1867 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference . Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1998-2017, accessed December 12, 2017.
Web links
- Darrel R. Frost: Phrynomantis Peters, 1867 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1998-2017, accessed December 12, 2017.