Otophryne
| Otophryne | |
|---|---|
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| Otophryne pyburni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Otophryninae |
| Genus: | Otophryne Boulenger, 1900 |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species (see text) | |
Otophryne is a small genus of microhylid frogs from northern South America. They are sometimes known as the pancake frogs.[1]
Tadpoles are extremely specialized, allowing them to burrow into the sandy bottom of shallow streams[2]
Species
Genus Otophryne has three species:[1][3]
- Otophryne pyburni Campbell & Clarke, 1998
- Otophryne robusta Boulenger, 1900
- Otophryne steyermarki Rivero, 1968
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Otophryne Boulenger, 1900". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ Wassersug and Pyburn (1987). "The biology of the Pe-ret toad, Otophryne robusta (Microhylidae), with special consideration of its fossorial larva and systematic relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society 91: 137–169.
- ↑ "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.