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Genus of amphibians

Nannophrys
† Nannophrys guentheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Nannophrys
Günther, 1869
Type species
Nannophrys ceylonensis
Günther, 1869

Nannophrys is a genus of frogs endemic to Sri Lanka. It used to be placed in the large frog family Ranidae but a phylogenetic study was undertaken using DNA sequences and it is now included in the family Dicroglossidae. They are sometimes known under the common name streamlined frogs.

Ecology

Nannophrys species are flat-bodied frogs that are adapted to live among narrow, horizontal rock crevices near clear-water streams.

Species

Four species are placed in the genus:

References

  1. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Nannophrys Günther, 1869". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. Vences, M.; Wanke, S.; Odierna, G.; Kosuch, J.; Veith, M. (2000). "Molecular and karyological data on the south Asian ranid genera Indirana, Nyctibatrachus and Nannophrys (Anura: Ranidae)" (PDF). Hamadryad. 25 (2): 75–82.
  3. Senevirathne, Gayani; Meegaskumbura, Madhava (2015). "Life among crevices: osteology of Nannophrys marmorata (Anura: Dicroglossidae)". Zootaxa. 4032 (2): 241–245. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4032.2.12. PMID 26624358.
  4. "Dicroglossidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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