Vietnamophryne
Vietnamophryne (common name: Indochinese dwarf frogs; Vietnamese: nhái lùn; Thai: ueng tham khrae, อึ่งถ้ำแคระ) is a divergent genus of Asterophryinae frogs found in Indochina. Its closest relative is the genus Siamophryne. The genus Vietnamophryne was first described by Poyarkov, et al. (2018).[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Vietnamophryne Poyarkov, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Aksornneam, Duong, Korost and Che, 2018[1] |
Species
There are three species, so far all described in 2018:[2]
- Vietnamophryne inexpectata Poyarkov, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Aksornneam, Duong, Korost and Che, 2018
- Vietnamophryne orlovi Poyarkov, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Aksornneam, Duong, Korost and Che, 2018
- Vietnamophryne occidentalis Poyarkov, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Aksornneam, Duong, Korost and Che, 2018
Type localities
Type localities of each species:
- Vietnamophryne inexpectata in Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve, Gia Lai Province, central Vietnam.
- Vietnamophryne orlovi in Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park, Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam.
- Vietnamophryne occidentalis in Doi Tung Mountain, Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.
References
- Poyarkov NA, Suwannapoom C, Pawangkhanant P, Aksornneam A, Duong TV, Korost DV, Che J (May 2018). "A new genus and three new species of miniaturized microhylid frogs from Indochina (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae: Asterophryinae)". Zool Res. 39 (3): 130–157. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.019. PMC 5968859. PMID 29683109.
- "Vietnamophryne". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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