Metaphrynella

Metaphrynella is a small genus of microhylid frogs from the southern Malay Peninsula and Borneo. They are sometimes known as the Borneo treefrogs[1] or tree hole frogs. The common name refers to the microhabitat of these frogs: males call from tree holes and tadpoles develop in the water contained in those holes.[2]

Metaphrynella
Metaphrynella sundana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Microhylinae
Genus: Metaphrynella
Parker, 1934
Type species
Phrynella pollicaris
Boulenger, 1890
Diversity
2 species (see text)

Description

Metaphrynella are small, arboreal frogs that have plump bodies and adhesive finger and toe tips.[2]

Taxonomy

Metaphrynella may be paraphyletic, as molecular data[3] suggest that Phrynella is phylogenetically imbedded within it. Another study suggests that its closest relatives are Kaloula, Uperodon, and Ramanella.[1] A molecular phylogenetic study by De Sá et al. (2012)[3] shows Kaloula to be a sister clade of Metaphrynella.

Species

There are two species:[1][4]

Binomial name and authorCommon name
Metaphrynella pollicaris (Boulenger, 1890)Malaysian treefrog
Metaphrynella sundana (Peters, 1867)Borneo treefrog

References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Metaphrynella Parker, 1934". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. Haas, A., Hertwig, S.T., Das, I. (2015). "Metaphrynella (Tree Hole Frogs)". Frogs of Borneo. Retrieved 15 April 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. De Sá, R. O., Streicher, J. W., Sekonyela, R., Forlani, M. C., Loader, S. P., Greenbaum, E., … Haddad, C. F. B. (2012). Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12, 241. http://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-241
  4. "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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