Siamophryne
A male Siamophryne troglodytes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Asterophryinae
Genus: Siamophryne
Suwannapoom, Sumontha, Tunprasert, Ruangsuwan, Pawangkhanant, Korost & Poyarkov, 2018
Species:
S. troglodytes
Binomial name
Siamophryne troglodytes
Suwannapoom, Sumontha, Tunprasert, Ruangsuwan, Pawangkhanant, Korost & Poyarkov, 2018
S. troglodytes tadpole

Siamophryne is a genus of frog found in Thailand. It is monotypic, consisting of only one species, the Tenasserim cave frog (Siamophryne troglodytes).[1] Its closest relative is the genus Vietnamophryne.

The genus Siamophryne was first described by Suwannapoom, et al. (2018).[2]

Ecology

S. troglodytes is known only from a single limestone cave system in Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. There are several species of guano-producing bats inhabiting the cave system. The ecology of the cave is affected by local guano mining.[2]

Evolutionary history

The basal positions of the genera Vietnamophryne and Siamophryne within the subfamily Asterophryinae point to the origin of the subfamily in Indochina, with dispersals into Australasia occurring subsequently.[2]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Siamophryne". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Suwannapoom C, Sumontha M, Tunprasert J, Ruangsuwan T, Pawangkhanant P, Korost DV, Poyarkov NA (2018). "A striking new genus and species of cave-dwelling frog (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae: Asterophryinae) from Thailand". PeerJ. 6: e4422. doi:10.7717/peerj.4422. PMC 5828679. PMID 29497587.


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