''Asterophrys'' is a genus of microhylid

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

s found in

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

. Their common name is New Guinea bush frogs, although this name may also specifically refer to ''

Asterophrys turpicola ''Asterophrys turpicola'' (common name: New Guinea bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is widespread in New Guinea and found in both West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea, although it appears to be absent from th ...

''. ''Asterophrys'' are moderate to large-sized microhylid frogs, with the larger ''

'' measuring up to in snout–vent length. A distinctive feature of these frogs is their extremely broad head, almost half of snout–vent length. While both are New Guinean species, ''A. leucopus'' is more a mountain species than ''A. turpicola''. The latter is known for its aggressiveness (it may even bite), whereas ''A. leucopus'' is more docile.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Asterophrys'': A third, undescribed species may exist in Papua, western New Guinea.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q779150 Microhylidae Amphibians of New Guinea Amphibian genera Taxa named by Johann Jakob von Tschudi