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:
Tyler, 1976
Species

See text

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.[1]

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.[2] 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:[1][3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
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