Asterophrys

Asterophrys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Asterophryinae
Genus:	Asterophrys; Tschudi, 1838
Type species
	Ceratophrys turpicola; Schlegel, 1837
Diversity
	See text
Synonyms
	Metamagnusia;

Asterophrys is a genus of microhylid frogs found in New Guinea. Their common name is New Guinea bush frogs, although this name may also specifically refer to Asterophrys turpicola.[1]

Asterophrys are moderate to large-sized microhylid frogs, with the larger Asterophrys turpicola measuring up to 65 mm (2.6 in) in snout–vent length. A distinctive feature of these frogs is their extremely broad head, almost half of snout–vent length. While both are New Guinean species, A. leucopus is more a mountain species than A. turpicola. The latter is known for its aggressiveness (it may even bite), whereas A. leucopus is more docile.[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Asterophrys:[1]

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Asterophrys eurydactyla (Zweifel, 1972)	Danowaria Callulops frog
Asterophrys foja (Günther, Richards, and Tjaturadi, 2016)
Asterophrys leucopus Richards, Johnston & Burton, 1994
Asterophrys marani (Günther, 2009)
Asterophrys pullifer (Günther, 2006)
Asterophrys slateri Loveridge, 1955	Slater's Callulops frog
Asterophrys turpicola (Schlegel, 1837)	New Guinea bush frog

A third, undescribed species may exist in Papua, western New Guinea.[2]

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References

Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Asterophrys Tschudi, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
Richards, S. J.; G. R. Johnston & T. C. Burton (1994). "A remarkable new asterophryine microhylid frog from the mountains of New Guinea". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 37: 281–286.

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[frost-1] Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Asterophrys Tschudi, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[Richards-2] Richards, S. J.; G. R. Johnston & T. C. Burton (1994). "A remarkable new asterophryine microhylid frog from the mountains of New Guinea". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 37: 281–286.