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Ctenophryne
''Ctenophryne'' is a genus of microhylid The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family (biology), family of frogs. The 683 species are in 63 genera and 11 subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family. Evolution ... frogs. They occur in southern Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and South America. Their common names are egg frogs and Nelson frogs, the latter applying to species in the formerly recognized ''Nelsonophryne''. Taxonomy and systematics As of 2017, ''Ctenophryne'' includes two other genera, ''Nelsonophryne'' and ''Melanophryne'', in Synonym (taxonomy), synonymy. The latter might represent valid genera, but molecular analyses could not resolve their relationships in a robust way. Placing ''Nelsonophryne'' and ''Melanophryne'' in the synonymy of ''Ctenophryne'' is an interim measure that avoids paraphyly, until new data might resolve the relationships. When ''Ctenophryne'' is defined this w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenophryne
''Ctenophryne'' is a genus of microhylid The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family (biology), family of frogs. The 683 species are in 63 genera and 11 subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family. Evolution ... frogs. They occur in southern Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and South America. Their common names are egg frogs and Nelson frogs, the latter applying to species in the formerly recognized ''Nelsonophryne''. Taxonomy and systematics As of 2017, ''Ctenophryne'' includes two other genera, ''Nelsonophryne'' and ''Melanophryne'', in Synonym (taxonomy), synonymy. The latter might represent valid genera, but molecular analyses could not resolve their relationships in a robust way. Placing ''Nelsonophryne'' and ''Melanophryne'' in the synonymy of ''Ctenophryne'' is an interim measure that avoids paraphyly, until new data might resolve the relationships. When ''Ctenophryne'' is defined this w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |