Xenophrys

Xenophrys is a genus of amphibians in the family Megophryidae. They are found in southeastern Asia (including China and northeastern India) to Borneo The genus has been found to be strongly polyphyletic, and awaiting a better solution, they have been included in the genus Megophrys.[1] For the moment being, they are listed under their old genus in Wikipedia.

Tadpole of Xenophrys brachykolos

Xenophrys
Xenophrys aceras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Günther, 1864

Conservation

Of the 36 Xenophrys species that the International Union for Conservation of Nature has evaluated, most are either "Data Deficient" or of "Least Concern". However, one species is considered "Endangered" (Xenophrys brachykolos), two others are "Vulnerable" (Xenophrys gigantica and Xenophrys nankiangensis), and six are "Near Threatened".[2]

Species

Before moving them to Megophrys, the following 44 species were included in Xenophrys:[3]

References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Megophryidae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. IUCN (2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>". Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys Günther, 1864". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
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