Karin Hills frog
Karin Hills frog (Brachytarsophrys) is a genus of the family Megophryidae in the order Anura, and are found in southern China, Myanmar, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.[1]
| Karin Hills frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Brachytarsophrys Tian & Hu, 1983 |
| Type species | |
| Leptobrachium carinensis Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Species | |
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Natural history of Brachytarsophrys is poorly known. Males of at least some species (Brachytarsophrys feae, Brachytarsophrys carinense) are territorial and may be aggressive. The advertisement call of Brachytarsophrys feae has been likened to barking.[2]
Species
There are seven species in the genus:[1]
- Brachytarsophrys carinense (Boulenger, 1889)
- Brachytarsophrys chuannanensis Fei, Ye & Huang, 2001
- Brachytarsophrys feae (Boulenger, 1887)
- Brachytarsophrys intermedia (Smith, 1921)
- Brachytarsophrys orientalis Y. Li, Lyu, J. Wang & Y.Y. Wang, 2020
- Brachytarsophrys popei Zhao, Yang, Chen, Chen, & Wang, 2014
- Brachytarsophrys platyparietus Rao & Yang, 1997
IUCN also lists a seventh species, Brachytarsophrys platyparietus, but this is considered to be a synonym of Brachytarsophrys carinense.[3] However, a 2020 study recovered it as a distinct species.
References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Brachytarsophrys Tian and Hu, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- Wogan, Guinevere O. U.; Kyi Soe Lwin; Htun Win; Thin Thin; Awan Khwi Shein; Hla Tun (2004). "The advertisement call of Brachytarsophrys feae (Boulenger 1887) (Anura: Megophryidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 55: 249–252.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Brachytarsophrys carinense (Boulenger, 1889)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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