''Vietnamophryne'' (common name: Indochinese dwarf frogs; Vietnamese: ''nhái lùn''; Thai: ''ueng tham khrae'', ) is a divergent genus of
Asterophryinae
Asterophryinae is a subfamily of microhylid frogs distributed in an area from the Peninsular Malaysia through the Malay Archipelago to northern Australia.
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Asterophryinae:
The most sp ...
frogs found in
Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
. Its closest relative is the genus ''
Siamophryne''. The genus ''Vietnamophryne'' was first described by Poyarkov, et al. (2018).
Species
There are three species, described in 2018:
*''
Vietnamophryne inexpectata''
Poyarkov, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Aksornneam, Duong, Korost, and Che, 2018
*''
Vietnamophryne orlovi''
Poyarkov, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Aksornneam, Duong, Korost, and Che, 2018
*''
Vietnamophryne occidentalis''
Poyarkov, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Aksornneam, Duong, Korost, and Che, 2018
In 2021 the descriptions of two species were added:
*''
Vietnamophryne cuongi''
Nguyen, Hoang, Jiang, Orlov, Ninh, Nguyen, Nguyen, and Ziegler, 2021
*''
Vietnamophryne vuquangensis''
Hoang, Jiang, Nguyen, Orlov, Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, and Ziegler, 2021
Type localities
Type localities of each species:
*''
Vietnamophryne cuongi'' in
Ba Vi National Park,
Hanoi
Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
, northern Vietnam,
*''
Vietnamophryne inexpectata'' in
Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve,
Gia Lai Province, central Vietnam.
*''
Vietnamophryne orlovi'' in
Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park,
Cao Bang Province Cao or CAO may refer to:
Mythology
*Cao (bull), a legendary bull in Meitei mythology
Companies or organizations
*Air China Cargo, ICAO airline designator CAO
* CA Oradea, Romanian football club
*CA Osasuna, Spanish football club
*Canadian Assoc ...
, northern Vietnam.
*''
Vietnamophryne occidentalis'' in
Doi Tung
Doi Tung (ดอยตุง) is a mountain in the Thai highlands of Mae Fa Luang District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.
Location
While not the highest elevation of the province, the 1,389 m high Doi Tung rises steeply close to the Thailand-M ...
Mountain,
Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.
*''
Vietnamophryne vuquangensis'' in
Vu Quang National Park,
Ha Tinh Province
Ha may refer to:
Agencies and organizations
* Health authority
* Hells Angels Motorcycle Club
* Highways Agency (now ''National Highways''), UK government body maintaining England's major roads
* Homelessness Australia, peak body organisation ...
, Vietnam near to the
Laos border.
References
Amphibians of Vietnam
Amphibians of Thailand
Amphibian genera
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