Choerophryne
| Choerophryne | |
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| Choerophryne murrita | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: |
Choerophryne van Kampen, 1914 |
| Species | |
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31 (see text) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Albericus Burton and Zweifel, 1995 |
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31 (see text)
Albericus Burton and Zweifel, 1995
Choerophryne is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to New Guinea. These frogs are small, with the body length measured from snout to vent between 11–23 mm.
The distinction between Choerophryne and the former genus Albericus was based solely on the orientation of the alary processes of the premaxillae, giving the former its distinctive snout. In 2013 a new Choerophryne species was described with an orientation intermediate between the two genera, suggesting Albericus is likely a junior synonym of Choerophryne. Formal synonymisation of the two genera was suggested by Peloso and colleagues in 2016 based on molecular evidence.
Amphibian Species of the World assigns 31 species to Choerophryne, including 13 species originally assigned to the genus Choerophryne and 18 species previously assigned to the genus Albericus.
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