Nannophrys
| Nannophrys | |
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| † Nannophrys guentheri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Dicroglossinae |
| Genus: | Nannophrys Günther, 1869 |
| Type species | |
| Nannophrys ceylonensis Günther, 1869 | |
Nannophrys is a genus of frogs endemic to Sri Lanka. It used to be placed in the large frog family Ranidae but a phylogenetic study was undertaken using DNA sequences and it is now included in the family Dicroglossidae. They are sometimes known under the common name streamlined frogs.[1][2]
Species
There are four species in the genus:[1]
- Nannophrys ceylonensis Günther, 1869
- Nannophrys guentheri Boulenger, 1882 (extinct)
- Nannophrys marmorata Kirtisinghe, 1946
- Nannophrys naeyakai Fernando, Wickramasinghe, and Rodrigo, 2007
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nannophrys Günther, 1869". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ Vences, M.; Wanke, S.; Odierna, G.; Kosuch, J.; Veith, M. (2000). "Molecular and karyological data on the south Asian ranid genera Indirana, Nyctibatrachus and Nannophrys (Anura: Ranidae)". Hamadryad 25 (2): 75–82.
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