Asterophrys

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Asterophryinae
Genus: Asterophrys
Species: A. leucopus - A. turpicola

Name

Asterophrys Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991

Type species: Ceratophrys turpicola Schlegel, 1837

References

* Tschudi, 1838, Classif. Batr.: 45, 82.
* Amphibian Species of the World 5.1 Asterophrys access date 13 June 2008

Vernacular names
English: New Guinea Bush Frogs

Asterophrys is a genus of microhylid frogs found in New Guinea. Their common name is New Guinea bush frogs, although this name may also specifically refer to Asterophrys turpicola.[1]

Asterophrys are moderate to large-sized microhylid frogs, with the larger Asterophrys turpicola measuring up to 65 mm (2.6 in) in snout–vent length. A distinctive feature of these frogs is their extremely broad head, almost half of snout–vent length. While both are New Guinean species, A. leucopus is more a mountain species than A. turpicola. The latter is known for its aggressiveness (it may even bite), whereas A. leucopus is more docile.[2]
Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Asterophrys:[1]

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Asterophrys eurydactyla (Zweifel, 1972)	Danowaria Callulops frog
Asterophrys foja (Günther, Richards, and Tjaturadi, 2016)
Asterophrys leucopus Richards, Johnston & Burton, 1994
Asterophrys marani (Günther, 2009)
Asterophrys pullifer (Günther, 2006)
Asterophrys slateri Loveridge, 1955	Slater's Callulops frog
Asterophrys turpicola (Schlegel, 1837)	New Guinea bush frog

A third, undescribed species may exist in Papua, western New Guinea.[2]
References

Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Asterophrys Tschudi, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
Richards, S. J.; G. R. Johnston & T. C. Burton (1994). "A remarkable new asterophryine microhylid frog from the mountains of New Guinea". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 37: 281–286.