Biology:Siamophryne
| Siamophryne | |
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| A male Siamophryne troglodytes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Siamophryne Suwannapoom, Sumontha, Tunprasert, Ruangsuwan, Pawangkhanant, Korost & Poyarkov, 2018 |
| Species: | S. troglodytes
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| Binomial name | |
| Siamophryne troglodytes Suwannapoom, Sumontha, Tunprasert, Ruangsuwan, Pawangkhanant, Korost & Poyarkov, 2018
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Siamophryne is a genus of frog found in Thailand. It is monotypic, consisting of only one species, the Tenasserim cave frog (Siamophryne troglodytes).[1] Its closest relative is the genus Vietnamophryne.
The genus Siamophryne was first described by Suwannapoom, et al. (2018).[2]
Ecology
S. troglodytes is known only from a single limestone cave system in Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. There are several species of guano-producing bats inhabiting the cave system. The ecology of the cave is affected by local guano mining.[2]
Evolutionary history
The basal positions of the genera Vietnamophryne and Siamophryne within the subfamily Asterophryinae point to the origin of the subfamily in Indochina, with dispersals into Australasia occurring subsequently.[2]
See also
- Tenasserim Hills, its namesake
References
- ↑ "Siamophryne". University of California, Berkeley. 2019. https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?rel-genus=equals&where-genus=Siamophryne&include_synonymies=Yes&show_photos=Yes.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "A striking new genus and species of cave-dwelling frog (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae: Asterophryinae) from Thailand". PeerJ 6: e4422. 2018. doi:10.7717/peerj.4422. PMID 29497587.
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