Arenophryne | |
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The northern sandhill frog (Arenophryne rotunda) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Myobatrachidae |
Subfamily: | Myobatrachinae |
Genus: | Arenophryne Tyler, 1976 |
Species | |
See text | |
Distribution of Arenophryne |
Arenophryne is a small genus of Myobatrachid frogs from coastal Western Australia. Common names sandhill frogs and Australian dumpy frogs have been coined for it.[1]
Both species live in sand dune habitat of the Shark Bay region of Western Australia. The two species were initially considered to be just one species, but a genetic analysis found the northern and southern populations to be distinct.[2] Breeding occurs during the wetter winter months where adults call near the surface, and mate underground. The eggs are laid in a burrow and develop directly from eggs to frogs.
Common name | Binomial name |
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Northern sandhill frog, sandhill frog, Australian dumpy frog | Arenophryne rotunda Tyler, 1976 |
Southern sandhill frog | Arenophryne xiphorhyncha Doughty and Edwards, 2008 |