Megophrys
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| Megophrys | |
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| Long-nosed Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Megophrys Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822 |
| Species | |
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Several, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ceratophryne Schlegel, 1858 | |
Megophrys is a genus of frogs (Anura) in the family Megophryidae. They occur in the mainland Southeastern Asia, the islands of the Sunda Shelf, and the Philippines.[1] They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Asian horned frogs.
Taxonomy
Taxonomy of Megophrys and the related genera is one of the bigger taxonomic problems with amphibians in the tropical Asia. Earlier taxonomies recognized Xenophrys as a separate genus, but molecular phylogenetic analyses found it paraphyletic. Awaiting a better solution, intermediate solution to this is merging Xenophrys and Megophrys, rendering Xenophrys a junior synonym of Megophrys.[1] Nevertheless, Xenophrys continues to be widely used.[2][3]
Species
Treating Xenophrys as junior synonym of Megophrys results in the following, comparatively specious Megophrys (many of the species are listed as Xenophrys in Wikipedia):[1]
- Megophrys aceras Boulenger, 1903
- Megophrys acuta Wang, Li, and Jin, 2014
- Megophrys ancrae Mahony, Teeling, and Biju, 2013
- Megophrys auralensis Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002
- Megophrys baluensis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Megophrys baolongensis Ye, Fei, and Xie, 2007
- Megophrys binchuanensis Ye and Fei, 1995
- Megophrys binlingensis Jiang, Fei, and Ye, 2009
- Megophrys boettgeri (Boulenger, 1899)
- Megophrys brachykolos Inger and Romer, 1961
- Megophrys caudoprocta Shen, 1994
- Megophrys cheni (Wang and Liu, 2014)
- Megophrys damrei Mahony, 2011
- Megophrys daweimontis Rao and Yang, 1997
- Megophrys dringi Inger, Stuebing, and Tan, 1995
- Megophrys gigantica Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960
- Megophrys glandulosa Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990
- Megophrys huangshanensis Fei and Ye, 2005
- Megophrys jingdongensis Fei and Ye, 1983
- Megophrys jinggangensis (Wang, 2012)
- Megophrys kobayashii Malkmus and Matsui, 1997
- Megophrys kuatunensis Pope, 1929
- Megophrys latidactyla Orlov, Poyarkov, and Nguyen, 2015
- Megophrys lekaguli Stuart, Chuaynkern, Chan-ard, and Inger, 2006
- Megophrys ligayae Taylor, 1920
- Megophrys lini (Wang and Yang, 2014)
- Megophrys longipes Boulenger, 1886
- Megophrys major Boulenger, 1908
- Megophrys mangshanensis Fei and Ye, 1990
- Megophrys medogensis Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1983
- Megophrys megacephala Mahony, Sengupta, Kamei, and Biju, 2011
- Megophrys minor Stejneger, 1926
- Megophrys montana Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822
- Megophrys nankiangensis Liu and Hu, 1966
- Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel, 1858)
- Megophrys obesa Wang, Li, and Zhao, 2014
- Megophrys omeimontis Liu, 1950
- Megophrys oropedion Mahony, Teeling, and Biju, 2013
- Megophrys pachyproctus Huang, 1981
- Megophrys palpebralespinosa Bourret, 1937
- Megophrys parallela Inger and Iskandar, 2005
- Megophrys parva (Boulenger, 1893)
- Megophrys robusta Boulenger, 1908
- Megophrys sangzhiensis Jiang, Ye, and Fei, 2008
- Megophrys serchhipii (Mathew and Sen, 2007)
- Megophrys shapingensis Liu, 1950
- Megophrys shuichengensis Tian and Sun, 1995
- Megophrys spinata Liu and Hu, 1973
- Megophrys stejnegeri Taylor, 1920
- Megophrys takensis Mahony, 2011
- Megophrys tuberogranulatus Shen, Mo and Li, 2010
- Megophrys vegrandis Mahony, Teeling, Biju, 2013
- Megophrys wawuensis Fei, Jiang, and Zheng, 2001
- Megophrys wuliangshanensis Ye and Fei, 1995
- Megophrys wushanensis Ye and Fei, 1995
- Megophrys zhangi Ye and Fei, 1992
- Megophrys zunhebotoensis (Mathew and Sen, 2007)
Other sources continue to recognize Megophrys in a narrower sense:[2][3]
- Megophrys kobayashii Malkmus and Matsui, 1997 – Kobayashi's Horned Frog
- Megophrys ligayae Taylor, 1920 – Palawan Horned Frog
- Megophrys montana Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822 – Asian Horned Frog
- Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel, 1858) – Long-nosed Horned Frog, Malayan Horned Frog
- Megophrys stejnegeri Taylor, 1920 – Mindanao Horned Frog, Southeast Asian Horned Toad
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References
- 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Megophrys". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Megophryidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.