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Arenophryne
Sign in to saveArenophryne is a small genus of Myobatrachid frogs from coastal Western Australia. Common names sandhill frogs and Australian dumpy frogs have been coined for it.
Species
Southern Sandhill Frog
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyMyobatrachidae
Herpetologie Arenophryne is een geslacht van kikkers uit de familie Australische fluitkikkers (Myobatrachidae).[1] De groep werd voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door Tyler in 1976. Er zijn twee soorten die endemisch zijn in Australië.[2] Lange tijd was het geslacht monotypisch, tot de in 2008 beschreven soort Arenophryne xiphorhyncha bij het geslacht werd ingedeeld. Taxonomie Geslacht Arenophryne Soort Arenophryne rotunda Soort Arenophryne xiphorhyncha Referenties ↑ Darrel R. Frost - Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference - Version 6.0 - American Museum of Natural History, Arenophryne. ↑ University of California - AmphibiaWeb, Arenophryne. Bronnen (en) - Darrel R. Frost - Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference - Version 6.0 - American Museum of Natural History - Arenophryne - Website Geconsulteerd 27 januari 2017 (en) - University of California - AmphibiaWeb - Arenophryne - Website
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Myobatrachidae
- Image
- Sandhillfrog.jpg
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- Arenophryne
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- Category:Arenophryne
- endemic to
- Western Australia
- Commons category
- Arenophryne
- taxon author citation
- Tyler, 1976
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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.
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