Asterophryinae
{{Short description|Subfamily of amphibians}}
{{Automatic Taxobox
| image = Paedophryne dekot2.jpg
| image_caption = Paedophryne dekot
| taxon = Asterophryinae
| authority = Günther, 1858
| synonyms = * Genyophryninae Boulenger, 1890{{ITIS |id=661436 |taxon=Genyophryninae}}
| subdivision = See text.
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Asterophryinae is a subfamily of microhylid frogs distributed in an area from the Peninsular Malaysia through the Malay Archipelago to northern Australia.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&subfamily=Asterophryinae |title=Asterophryinae Günther, 1858 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=20 September 2013}}
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Asterophryinae:
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- Aphantophryne Fry, 1917
- Asterophrys Tschudi, 1838
- Austrochaperina Fry, 1912
- Barygenys Parker, 1936
- Callulops Boulenger, 1888
- Choerophryne Van Kampen, 1914
- Cophixalus Boettger, 1892
- Copiula Méhely, 1901
- Gastrophrynoides Noble, 1926
- Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878
- Mantophryne Boulenger, 1897
- Oninia Günther, Stelbrink, and von Rintelen, 2010
- Oreophryne Boettger, 1895
- Paedophryne Kraus, 2010
- Siamophryne Suwannapoom, Sumontha, Tunprasert, Ruangsuwan, Pawangkhanant, Korost & Poyarkov, 2018
- Sphenophryne Peters and Doria, 1878
- Vietnamophryne Poyarkov, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Aksornneam, Duong, Korost, & Che, 2018
- Xenorhina Peters, 1863 (synonym: Xenobatrachus Peters and Doria, 1878)
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The most species-rich genus is Oreophryne (71 species). Two genera are monotypic: Oninia and Siamophryne.
The genera Siamophryne and Vietnamophryne were added to Asterophryinae in 2018.
Body size
File:Phylogenetic position of Paedophryne and evolution of body size in Asterophryinae.png
Microhylid frogs are generally small. A few species such as Callulops robustus and Asterophrys turpicola attain snout-vent lengths (SVL) in excess of {{convert|50|mm|in|abbr=on}}, whereas frogs in genus Paedophryne are particularly small, and Paedophryne amauensis is the world's smallest known vertebrate, attaining an average body size of only {{convert|7.7|mm|in|abbr=on}} (range 7.0–8.0 mm).{{cite journal |last1=Rittmeyer |first1=Eric N. |last2=Allison |first2=Allen |last3=Gründler |first3=Michael C. |last4=Thompson |first4=Derrick K. |last5=Austin |first5=Christopher C. |year=2012 |title=Ecological guild evolution and the discovery of the world's smallest vertebrate |journal=PLoS ONE |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=e29797 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0029797 |pmid=22253785 |pmc=3256195|bibcode=2012PLoSO...729797R |doi-access=free }}
References
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Category:Amphibians of Australia