Biology:Metaphrynella
| Metaphrynella | |
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| Metaphrynella sundana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Microhylinae |
| Genus: | Metaphrynella Parker, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Phrynella pollicaris Boulenger, 1890
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| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
Metaphrynella is a small genus of microhylid frogs from the southern Malay Peninsula and Borneo. They are sometimes known as the Borneo treefrogs[1] or tree hole frogs. The common name refers to the microhabitat of these frogs: males call from tree holes and tadpoles develop in the water contained in those holes.[2]
Description
Metaphrynella are small, arboreal frogs that have plump bodies and adhesive finger and toe tips.[2]
Taxonomy
Metaphrynella may be paraphyletic, as molecular data[3] suggest that Phrynella is phylogenetically imbedded within it. Another study suggests that its closest relatives are Kaloula, Uperodon, and Ramanella.[1] A molecular phylogenetic study by De Sá et al. (2012)[3] shows Kaloula to be a sister clade of Metaphrynella.
Species
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
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| Metaphrynella pollicaris (Boulenger, 1890) | Malaysian treefrog |
| Metaphrynella sundana (Peters, 1867) | Borneo treefrog |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Metaphrynella Parker, 1934". 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/Microhylidae/Microhylinae/Metaphrynella. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Haas, A.; Hertwig, S.T. (2015). "Metaphrynella (Tree Hole Frogs)". Frogs of Borneo. http://frogsofborneo.org/index.php/microhylidae/222-microhylidae/metaphrynella. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 De Sá, R. O., Streicher, J. W., Sekonyela, R., Forlani, M. C., Loader, S. P., Greenbaum, E., … Haddad, C. F. B. (2012). Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12, 241. http://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-241
- ↑ "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Microhylidae.shtml. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q2701709 entry
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