Siamophryne
Siamophryne | |
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A male Siamophryne troglodytes | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific 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 |
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Siamophryne is a genus of frog found in Thailand. It is monotypic, consisting of only one species, the Tenasserim cave frog (Siamophryne troglodytes).[2] Its closest relative is the genus Vietnamophryne.
The genus Siamophryne was first described by Suwannapoom, et al. (2018).[3]
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.[3]
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.[3]
See also
- Tenasserim Hills, its namesake
References
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- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2021). "Siamophryne troglodytes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T164451067A172611211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164451067A172611211.en. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Siamophryne". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ a b c 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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