Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Brachytarsophrys
Species (9): B. carinense - B. chuannanensis - B. feae - B. intermedia – B. orientalis – B. platyparietus – B. popei – B. qiannanensis – B. wenshanensis
Name
Brachytarsophrys Tian & Hu, 1983: 42
Type species: Leptobrachium carinensis Boulenger, 1899, by original designation.
References
Primary references
Tian, W.-S. & Hu, S.-Q. 1983. Taxonomic study on genus Megophrys, with descriptions of two new genera. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 2(2): 41–48. BHL
Additional references
Dubois, A. 1987. Miscellanea taxonomica batrachologica (I). Alytes 5: 7–95.
Rao, D.-Q. & Yang, D.-T. 1997. The Karyotypes of Megophryinae (Pelobatidae) with a Discussion on their Classification and Phylogenetic Relationships. Asian Herpetological Research 7: 93–102. BHL Reference page.
Rao, D.-Q. & Yang, D.-T. 1997. The variation in karyotypes of Brachytarsophrys from China with a discussion of the classification of the genus. Asian Herpetological Research 7: 103–107. BHL Reference page.
Xie, F. & Wang, Z.-W. 2000. [Review of the systematics of pelobatids]. Cultum Herpetologica Sinica 8: 356–370. Reference page.
Jiang, J.-P., Yuan, F.-R., Xie, F. & Zheng, Z.-H. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships of some species and genera in megophryids inferred from partial sequences of mitochondrial 12S and 16S rRNA genes. Zoological Research 24(4): 241–248. Reference page.
Zhao, J., Yang, J., Chen, G.-L., Chen, C.-Q. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2014. Description of a new species of the genus Brachytarsophrys Tian and Hu, 1983 (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from southern China based on molecular and morphological data. Asian Herpetological Research 5(3): 150–160. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2014.00150 Open access Reference page.
Chen, J.-M., Zhou, W.-W., Poyarkov, Jr., N.A., Stuart, B.L., Brown, R.M., Lathrop, A., Wang, Y.-Y., Yuan, Z.-Y., Jiang, K., Hou, M., Chen, H.-M., Suwannapoom, C., Nguyen, S.N., Duong, T.V., Papenfuss, T.J., Murphy, R.W., Zhang, Y.-P. & Che, J. 2017. A novel multilocus phylogenetic estimation reveals unrecognized diversity in Asian horned toads, genus Megophrys sensu lato (Anura: Megophryidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 106: 28–43. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.004 Paywall Reference page.
Mahony, S., Foley, N.M., Biju, S.D. & Teeling, E.C. 2017. Evolutionary history of the Asian Horned Frogs (Megophryinae): integrative approaches to timetree dating in the absence of a fossil record. Molecular Biology and Evolution 34(3): 744–771. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msw267 Open access Reference page.
Li, Y., Zhang, D.-D., Lyu, Z.T., Wang, J., Li, Y.-L., Liu, Z.-Y., Chen, H.-H., Rao, D.-Q., Jin, Z.-F., Zhang, C.-Y. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2020. Review of the genus Brachytarsophrys (Anura: Megophryidae), with revalidation of Brachytarsophrys platyparietus and description of a new species from China. Zoological Research 41(2): 105–122. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.033 Open access Reference page.
Lyu, Z.-T., Zeng, Z.-C., Wang, J., Liu, Z.-Y., Huang, Y.-Q., Li, W.-Z. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2021. 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 Paywall Reference page.
Li, S.-Z., Liu, J., Yang, G.-P., Wei, G. & Su, H.-J. 2022. A new toad species of the genus Brachytarsophrys Tian & Hu, 1983 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou Province, China. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e79984. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e79984 Open access Reference page.
Lyu, Z.-T., Qi, S., Wang, J., Zhang, S.-Y., Zhao, J., Zeng, Z.-C., Wan, H., Yang, J.-H., Mo, Y.-M. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2023. Generic classification of Asian horned toads (Anura: Megophryidae: Megophryinae) and monograph of Chinese species. Zoological Research 44(2): 380–450. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.372 Open access Reference page.
Vernacular names
English: Short-Legged Toads
中文: 短腿蟾属
Brachytarsophrys is a genus of the family Megophryidae in the order Anura, and are found in southern China, Myanmar, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.[1] Common names include short-legged toad.
Natural history of Brachytarsophrys is poorly known. Males of at least some species (Brachytarsophrys feae, Brachytarsophrys carinense) are territorial and may be aggressive. The advertisement call of Brachytarsophrys feae has been likened to barking.[2]
Species
There are seven species in the genus, with more likely to be described in the future.[1] The genus can be divided into two groups: the Brachytarsophrys carinense group and Brachytarsophrys feae group. The B. carinense group is characterized by the presence of a dermal ridge or glandular fold on dorsum and their larger size, while the B. feae group does not have any ridges or folds on the dorsum and has both smaller and larger species.[3]
Brachytarsophrys carinense group
Brachytarsophrys carinense (Boulenger, 1889)
Brachytarsophrys intermedia (Smith, 1921)
Brachytarsophrys feae group
Brachytarsophrys chuannanensis (Fei, Ye & Huang, 2001)
Brachytarsophrys feae (Boulenger, 1887)
Brachytarsophrys orientalis (Y. Li, Lyu, J. Wang & Y.Y. Wang, 2020)
Brachytarsophrys platyparietus (Rao & Yang, 1997)
Brachytarsophrys popei (Zhao, Yang, Chen, Chen, & Wang, 2014)
IUCN also lists a seventh species, Brachytarsophrys platyparietus, but this is considered to be a synonym of Brachytarsophrys carinense.[4] However, a 2020 study recovered it as a distinct species.
References
Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Brachytarsophrys Tian and Hu, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
Wogan, Guinevere O. U.; Kyi Soe Lwin; Htun Win; Thin Thin; Awan Khwi Shein; Hla Tun (2004). "The advertisement call of Brachytarsophrys feae (Boulenger 1887) (Anura: Megophryidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 55: 249–252.
Yao, Dan-Dan, Zhi-Tong, Jian, Yu-Long, Zu-Yao, Hong-Hui, Ding-Qi, Zhi-Fang, Chang-You, Ying-Yong, Li, Zhang, Lyu, Wang, Li, Liu, Chen, Rao, Jin, Zhang, Wang (March 2020). "Review of the genus Brachytarsophrys (Anura: Megophryidae), with revalidation of Brachytarsophrys platyparietus and description of a new species from China". Zoological Research. 41 (2): 105–122. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.033. PMC 7109014. PMID 32202089.
Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Brachytarsophrys carinense (Boulenger, 1889)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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