Biology:Xenorhina

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Xenorhina
Xenorhina mehelyi 1897.jpg
Xenorhina mehelyi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Asterophryinae
Genus: Xenorhina
Peters, 1863
Type species
Bombinator oxycephalus
Schlegel, 1858
Species

40 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]

Xenobatrachus Peters and Doria, 1878
Choanacantha Méhely, 1898
Pseudengystoma De Witte, 1930 "1929"

Xenorhina is a genus of microhylid frogs.[1][2] The genus is endemic to New Guinea.[1] They are sometimes known as the snouted frogs or fanged frogs, the latter referring to the now-synonymized genus Xenobatrachus.[1]

Species

There are 40 species:[1][2]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Xenorhina Peters, 1863". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Asterophryinae/Xenorhina. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. https://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Microhylidae.shtml. 

Wikidata ☰ Q749417 entry