| Hylophorbus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878 | |
| Species | |
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12 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metopostira Méhely, 1901 | |
Hylophorbus is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to New Guinea. Common name Mawatta frogs has been coined for them.
Molecular data suggest that Hylophorbus is monophyletic and that its sister taxon is Callulops.
Species
There are 12 recognized species:
- Hylophorbus atrifasciatus Kraus, 2013
- Hylophorbus infulatus (Zweifel, 1972)
- Hylophorbus nigrinus Günther, 2001
- Hylophorbus picoides Günther, 2001
- Hylophorbus proekes Kraus and Allison, 2009
- Hylophorbus rainerguentheri Richards and Oliver, 2007
- Hylophorbus richardsi Günther, 2001
- Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878
- Hylophorbus sextus Günther, 2001
- Hylophorbus sigridae Günther, Richards, and Dahl, 2014
- Hylophorbus tetraphonus Günther, 2001
- Hylophorbus wondiwoi Günther, 2001
References
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Hylophorbus at http://www.eol.org.
- "Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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