Megophrys
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- "Asian horned frog" redirects here. This may also refer specifically to Megophrys montana.
| Megophrys | |
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| Long-nosed Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Superorder: | Salientia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Mesobatrachia |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Megophrys Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822 |
| Species | |
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Several, see text | |
Megophrys is a genus of frogs (Anura) in the family Megophryidae. They occur in the Malay Peninsula and the Malay Archipelago.[1]
They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Asian horned frogs. They belong to the suborder Mesobatrachia and are therefore by no means close relatives of the South American horned frogs (Ceratophrys), which are Neobatrachia.
Species
Currently five species are included in Megophrys:[1][2]
- Megophrys kobayashii Malkmus and Matsui, 1997 – Kobayashi's Horned Frog
- Megophrys ligayae Taylor, 1920 – Palawan Horned Frog
- Megophrys montana Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822 – Asian Horned Frog
- Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel, 1858) – Long-nosed Horned Frog, Malayan Horned Frog
- Megophrys stejnegeri Taylor, 1920 – Mindanao Horned Frog, Southeast Asian Horned Toad
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Megophrys". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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