Mannophryne Molinai
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''Mannophryne'' is a genus of
frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is ...
s native to
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and
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. They are sometimes known as the fingered poison frogs. This genus was created in 1992 and corresponds to the former '' Colostethus trinitatis'' species group. All species have a dark throat collar.


Species

''Mannophryne'' contains 20 species, many of which used to be classified in the genus '' Colostethus'':


References

Aromobatidae Amphibians of the Caribbean Amphibians of South America Amphibian genera {{Aromobatidae-stub