Megophrys
| Megophrys | |
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| Long-nosed horned frog (Megophrys nasuta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: |
Megophrys Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822 |
| Species | |
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Several, see text |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ceratophryne Schlegel, 1858 |
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Several, see text
Ceratophryne Schlegel, 1858
Xenophrys Günther, 1864
Pelobatrachus Beddard, 1908 "1907"
Atympanophrys Tian and Hu, 1983
Panophrys Rao and Yang, 1997
Megophrys is a genus of frogs (Anura) in the family Megophryidae. They occur in the mainland Southeastern Asia, the islands of the Sunda Shelf, and the Philippines. They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Asian horned frogs.
Taxonomy of Megophrys and the related genera is one of the bigger taxonomic problems with amphibians in the tropical Asia. Earlier taxonomies recognized Xenophrys as a separate genus, but molecular phylogenetic analyses found it paraphyletic. Awaiting a better solution, intermediate solution to this is merging Xenophrys and Megophrys, rendering Xenophrys a junior synonym of Megophrys. Nevertheless, Xenophrys continues to be widely used.
Other sources continue to recognize Megophrys in a narrower sense:
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