- Megophrys
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- "Asian horned frog" redirects here. This may also refer specifically to Megophrys montana.
Megophrys Long-nosed Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Amphibia Subclass: Lissamphibia Superorder: Salientia Order: Anura Suborder: Mesobatrachia Family: Megophryidae Genus: Megophrys
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822Species Several, see text
Megophrys is a genus of frogs (Anura) in the family Megophryidae. They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Asian horned frogs. They belong to the suborder Mesobatrachia and are therefore by no means close relatives of the South American horned frogs (Ceratophrys), which are Neobatrachia.
Selected species
- Megophrys damrei Mahony, 2011[1]
- Megophrys kobayashii – Kobayashi's Horned Frog
- Megophrys ligayae – Palawan Horned Frog
- Megophrys montana – Asian Horned Frog
- Megophrys nasuta – Long-nosed Horned Frog, Malayan Horned Frog
- Megophrys parva
- Megophrys sangzhiensis Sangzhi Horned Frog Jiang, Ye & Fei, 2008
- Megophrys stejnegeri – Mindanao Horned Frog, Southeast Asian Horned Toad
- Megophrys takensis Mahony, 2011[1]
References
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