Arenophryne

Arenophryne
The northern sandhill frog (Arenophryne rotunda)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Subfamily: Myobatrachinae
Genus: Arenophryne
Tyler, 1976
Species

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Distribution of Arenophryne

Arenophryne is a small genus of Myobatrachid frogs from coastal Western Australia. Common names sandhill frogs and Australian dumpy frogs have been coined for it.

Both species live in sand dune habitat of the Shark Bay region of Western Australia. The two species were initially considered to be just one species, but a genetic analysis found the northern and southern populations to be distinct. Breeding occurs during the wetter winter months where adults call near the surface, and mate underground. The eggs are laid in a burrow and develop directly from eggs to frogs.

Species

There are two species:

Common nameBinomial name
Northern sandhill frog, sandhill frog, Australian dumpy frogArenophryne rotunda Tyler, 1976
Southern sandhill frogArenophryne xiphorhyncha Doughty and Edwards, 2008

References

  1. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Arenophryne Tyler, 1976". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Doughty, P.; Edwards, D. (2008). "A new species of sandhill frog (Myobatrachidae: Arenophryne) from the western coast of Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 24: 121–131. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.24(2).2008.121-131.
  3. ↑ "Myobatrachidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.