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Megophrys

February 24, 2023

"Asian horned frog" redirects here. This may also refer specifically to Megophrys montana.

Megophrys is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. They are endemic to Indonesia, where they are found on the islands of Java and Sumatra. They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Indonesian horned toads. This group was thought to contain many more species and have a much wider distribution prior to recent taxonomic revisions.[1]

Megophrys
Megophrys montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Subfamily: Megophryinae
Genus: Megophrys
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822
Type species
Megophrys montana
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822
Species

Several, see text

Synonyms
  • Ceratophryne Schlegel, 1858

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Megophrys:[2]

  • Megophrys acehensis Munir, Nishikawa, Hamidy, and Smith, 2021
  • Megophrys lancip Munir, Hamidy, Farajallah, and Smith, 2018
  • Megophrys montana Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822
  • Megophrys parallela Inger and Iskandar, 2005
  • Megophrys selatanensis Munir, Nishikawa, Hamidy, and Smith, 2021

Additionally, two species are temporarily named as Megophrys, pending a determination of their correct genus placement.

Megophrys formerly contained over a hundred species, but significant taxonomic revisions have led to the vast majority of these species being moved to other genera, such as Xenophrys, Boulenophrys, Atympanophrys and Pelobatrachus. However, there is a divide between studies over this, with most Indian-published studies preferring to classify all these taxa within Megophrys, while Chinese-published studies classify them in their own genera; the IUCN Red List follows the former, while Amphibian Species of the World and AmphibiaWeb follow the latter.[3]

 
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Endemic ranges

Many Megophrys species are endemic to highly restricted geographical areas.

References

  1. ^ "Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.

External links

  • Sound recordings of Megophrys at BioAcoustica

February 24, 2023
megophrys, asian, horned, frog, redirects, here, this, also, refer, specifically, montana, genus, frogs, family, megophryidae, they, endemic, indonesia, where, they, found, islands, java, sumatra, they, commonly, have, elongated, upper, eyebrows, thus, known, . Asian horned frog redirects here This may also refer specifically to Megophrys montana Megophrys is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae They are endemic to Indonesia where they are found on the islands of Java and Sumatra They commonly have elongated upper eyebrows and are thus known as Indonesian horned toads This group was thought to contain many more species and have a much wider distribution prior to recent taxonomic revisions 1 MegophrysMegophrys montanaScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AmphibiaOrder AnuraFamily MegophryidaeSubfamily MegophryinaeGenus MegophrysKuhl amp van Hasselt 1822Type speciesMegophrys montanaKuhl amp van Hasselt 1822SpeciesSeveral see textSynonymsCeratophryne Schlegel 1858 Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Endemic ranges 3 References 4 External linksTaxonomy EditThe following species are recognised in the genus Megophrys 2 Megophrys acehensis Munir Nishikawa Hamidy and Smith 2021 Megophrys lancip Munir Hamidy Farajallah and Smith 2018 Megophrys montana Kuhl and Van Hasselt 1822 Megophrys parallela Inger and Iskandar 2005 Megophrys selatanensis Munir Nishikawa Hamidy and Smith 2021Additionally two species are temporarily named as Megophrys pending a determination of their correct genus placement Megophrys dringi Inger Stuebing and Tan 1995 Megophrys feii Yang Wang and Wang 2018Megophrys formerly contained over a hundred species but significant taxonomic revisions have led to the vast majority of these species being moved to other genera such as Xenophrys Boulenophrys Atympanophrys and Pelobatrachus However there is a divide between studies over this with most Indian published studies preferring to classify all these taxa within Megophrys while Chinese published studies classify them in their own genera the IUCN Red List follows the former while Amphibian Species of the World and AmphibiaWeb follow the latter 3 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Megophrys Endemic ranges EditMany Megophrys species are endemic to highly restricted geographical areas Southern China Anhui Megophrys huangshanensis Huangshan mountains Anhui Guangdong Megophrys acuta Heishiding Fengkai County Guangdong Megophrys obesa Heishiding Fengkai County Guangdong Jiangxi Megophrys cheni Luoxiao Mountains Megophrys lini Luoxiao Mountains Megophrys jinggangensis Luoxiao Mountains Hunan Megophrys sangzhiensis Sangzhi County Hunan Megophrys caudoprocta Tianping Mountain Sangzhi County Hunan Megophrys tuberogranulatus Tianzishan Nature Reserve Sangzhi County Hunan Megophrys mangshanensis Yizhang County Hunan Chongqing Megophrys baolongensis Baolong 抱龙镇 Wushan County Chongqing Megophrys wushanensis Wu Mountains Chongqing Yunnan Megophrys binchuanensis NW Yunnan Megophrys daweimontis Mount Dawei Pingbian Miao Autonomous County Yunnan Megophrys gigantica Jingdong Yi Autonomous County and Yongde County southwestern Yunnan Sichuan Megophrys binlingensis Binling Hongya County Sichuan Megophrys wawuensis Mount Wawu Hongya County Sichuan Megophrys nankiangensis northern Sichuan and southern Gansu Guizhou Megophrys shuichengensis Fenghuang Village Shuicheng County Guizhou Tibet Megophrys medogensis Medog County Tibet Megophrys zhangi Zhangmu Nyalam County Tibet Northeast India Megophrys megacephala East Khasi Hills District Meghalaya Megophrys oropedion East Khasi Hills District Meghalaya Megophrys vegrandis West Kameng District Arunachal Pradesh Megophrys ancrae Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh Megophrys serchhipii Serchhip Mizoram Megophrys zunhebotoensis Nguti Sukhalu Zunheboto District Nagaland Cardamom Mountains Cambodia Megophrys auralensis Phnom Aural Kampong Speu Province Megophrys damrei Damrei Mountains Kampot Province Vietnam Megophrys latidactyla Pu Mat National Park Vietnam Thailand Megophrys lekaguli Chanthaburi and Sa Kaeo Provinces eastern Thailand Megophrys takensis Tak Province Thailand Borneo Megophrys baluensis Sabah Megophrys dringi Mount Mulu Sarawak Sumatra Megophrys parallela West Sumatra Philippines Megophrys ligayae Balabac and Palawan Megophrys stejnegeri Mindanao Indonesia Megophrys montana JavaReferences Edit Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt 1822 Amphibian Species of the World amphibiansoftheworld amnh org Retrieved 2022 09 03 Frost Darrel R 2019 Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt 1822 Amphibian Species of the World an Online Reference Version 6 0 American Museum of Natural History Retrieved 6 December 2019 Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt 1822 Amphibian Species of the World amphibiansoftheworld amnh org Retrieved 2022 09 03 External links EditSound recordings of Megophrys at BioAcoustica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Megophrys amp oldid 1108374298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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