Biology:Arenophryne

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Arenophryne
Sandhillfrog.jpg
The northern sandhill frog (Arenophryne rotunda)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Subfamily: Myobatrachinae
Genus: Arenophryne
Tyler, 1976
Species

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Arenophryne rotunda distibution.PNG
Distribution of Arenophryne

Arenophryne is a small genus of Myobatrachid frogs from coastal Western Australia. Common names sandhill frogs and Australian dumpy frogs have been coined for it.[1]

Both species live in sand dune habitat of the Shark Bay region of Western Australia. The two species were initially considered to be just one species, but a genetic analysis found the northern and southern populations to be distinct.[2] Breeding occurs during the wetter winter months where adults call near the surface, and mate underground. The eggs are laid in a burrow and develop directly from eggs to frogs.

Species

There are two species:[1][3]

Common name Binomial name
Northern sandhill frog, sandhill frog, Australian dumpy frog Arenophryne rotunda Tyler, 1976
Southern sandhill frog Arenophryne xiphorhyncha Doughty and Edwards, 2008

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Arenophryne Tyler, 1976". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Myobatrachoidea/Myobatrachidae/Arenophryne. Retrieved 24 September 2017. 
  2. Doughty, P.; Edwards, D. (2008). "A new species of sandhill frog (Myobatrachidae: Arenophryne) from the western coast of Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 24: 121–131. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.24(2).2008.121-131. 
  3. "Myobatrachidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Myobatrachidae.shtml. Retrieved 24 September 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2445381 entry