Asterophryinae is a subfamily of microhylid frogs distributed in an area from the Peninsular Malaysia through the Malay Archipelago to northern Australia.[2]
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| Paedophryne dekot | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae Günther, 1858 |
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| Synonyms | |
Genera
editThe following genera are recognised in the subfamily Asterophryinae:[2]
- Aphantophryne Fry, 1917
- Asterophrys Tschudi, 1838
- Austrochaperina Fry, 1912
- Barygenys Parker, 1936
- Callulops Boulenger, 1888
- Choerophryne Van Kampen, 1914
- Cophixalus Boettger, 1892
- Copiula Méhely, 1901
- Gastrophrynoides Noble, 1926
- Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878
- Mantophryne Boulenger, 1897
- Oninia Günther, Stelbrink, and von Rintelen, 2010
- Oreophryne Boettger, 1895
- Paedophryne Kraus, 2010
- Siamophryne Suwannapoom, Sumontha, Tunprasert, Ruangsuwan, Pawangkhanant, Korost & Poyarkov, 2018
- Sphenophryne Peters and Doria, 1878
- Vietnamophryne Poyarkov, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Aksornneam, Duong, Korost, & Che, 2018
- Xenorhina Peters, 1863 (synonym: Xenobatrachus Peters and Doria, 1878)
The most species-rich genus is Oreophryne (71 species). Two genera are monotypic: Oninia and Siamophryne.[2]
The genera Siamophryne and Vietnamophryne were added to Asterophryinae in 2018.
Body size
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Microhylid frogs are generally small. A few species such as Callulops robustus and Asterophrys turpicola attain snout-vent lengths (SVL) in excess of 50 mm (2.0 in), whereas frogs in genus Paedophryne are particularly small, and Paedophryne amauensis is the world's smallest known vertebrate, attaining an average body size of only 7.7 mm (0.30 in) (range 7.0–8.0 mm).[3]
References
edit- ^ "Genyophryninae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Asterophryinae Günther, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ a b Rittmeyer, Eric N.; Allison, Allen; Gründler, Michael C.; Thompson, Derrick K.; Austin, Christopher C. (2012). "Ecological guild evolution and the discovery of the world's smallest vertebrate". PLoS ONE. 7 (1): e29797. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...729797R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029797. PMC 3256195. PMID 22253785.