Biology:Phrynomantis

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Short description: Genus of amphibians


Phrynomantis
Phrynomantis microps Museum de Genève.JPG
Phrynomantis microps
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Phrynomerinae
Noble, 1931
Genus: Phrynomantis
Peters, 1867
Species

5 species (see text)

Phrynomantis is a genus of frog in the family Microhylidae.[1][2] They are also known as rubber frogs, red-marked frogs, red-marked short-headed frogs, and snake-necked frogs. The genus is found in Subsaharan Africa.[1]

Species

The genus has five species.[1][2]

Binomial name and author Common name
Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger, 1901 Red-spotted frog, northern red-spotted frog, Pweto snake-necked frog, spotted rubber frog
Phrynomantis annectens Werner, 1910 Marbled rubber frog, red-spotted frog, red-spotted Namibia frog, red marbled frog, Cape snake-necked frog
Phrynomantis bifasciatus (Smith, 1847) Two-striped frog, red-banded frog, two-banded frog, banded rubber frog, red-banded rubber frog, South African snake-necked frog
Phrynomantis microps Peters, 1875 Accra snake-necked frog, red rubber frog
Phrynomantis somalicus (Scortecci, 1941) Somali snake-necked frog
Phrynomantis bifasciatus walking on a level surface

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Phrynomantis Peters, 1867". 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/Phrynomerinae/Phrynomantis. Retrieved 14 July 2019. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Microhylidae.shtml. Retrieved 14 July 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2677587 entry