Scaphiophryne

Scaphiophryne
Scaphiophryne gottlebei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Scaphiophryninae
Genus: Scaphiophryne
Boulenger, 1882
Species

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Scaphiophryne is a genus of microhylid frogs that are endemic to Madagascar. Some of the species are strikingly marked, while others are highly cryptic. They are rather plump and generally found on the ground. Several species in the genus are threatened because of habitat loss and over-collection for the international pet trade.

Species

Binomial Name and AuthorCommon Name
Scaphiophryne boribory Vences, Raxworthy, Nussbaum & Glaw, 2003
Scaphiophryne brevis (Grandidier, 1872) Brown Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne calcarata Mocquard, 1895 Mocquard's Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne gottlebei Busse & Böhme, 1992 Red Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne madagascariensis Boulenger, 1882 Madagascar Rain Frog, Green Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne marmorata (Boulenger, 1882) Marbled Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne menabensis Glos, Glaw, and Vences, 2005
Scaphiophryne spinosa Steindachner, 1882
Scaphiophryne matsoko Raselimanana, Raxworthy, Andreone, Glaw & Vences, 2014

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