Atympanophrys is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. They range from central China south to northern Vietnam. They are commonly known as hidden-tympanum horned toads.[1]

Atympanophrys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Subfamily: Megophryinae
Genus: Atympanophrys
Tian and Hu, 1983
Species

Taxonomy

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They were synonymized with Xenophrys in 2006, but revived as a distinct genus based on studies in 2017 and 2021.[2][3]

Amphibian Species of the World recognizes 4 species:[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Atympanophrys Tian and Hu, 1983 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  2. ^ Chen, Jin-Min; Zhou, Wei-Wei; Poyarkov, Nikolay A.; Stuart, Bryan L.; Brown, Rafe M.; Lathrop, Amy; Wang, Ying-Yong; Yuan, Zhi-Yong; Jiang, Ke; Hou, Mian; Chen, Hong-Man; Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon; Nguyen, Sang Ngoc; Duong, Tang Van; Papenfuss, Theodore J. (2017-04-01). "Corrigendum to "A novel multilocus phylogenetic estimation reveals unrecognized diversity in Asian horned toads, genus Megophrys sensu lato (Anura: Megophryidae)". [Mol. Phylogen. Evol. 106 (2017) 28–43]". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 109: 466. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.11.019. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 27916612.
  3. ^ Lyu, Zhi-Tong; Zeng, Zhao-Chi; Wang, Jian; Liu, Zu-Yao; Huang, Ya-Qiong; Li, Wen-Zhou; Wang, Ying-Yong (2021-02-11). "Four new species of Panophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from eastern China, with discussion on the recognition of Panophrys as a distinct genus". Zootaxa. 4927 (1): 9–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4927.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33756718. S2CID 232337582.
  4. ^ "AmphibiaWeb Search". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.