Asterophrys

{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Ceratophrys turpicola - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ11500101 1.jpg

| image_caption = Asterophrys turpicola

| taxon = Asterophrys

| authority = Tschudi, 1838

| type_species = Ceratophrys turpicola

| type_species_authority = Schlegel, 1837

| diversity = See text

| synonyms =

• Metamagnusia Günther, 2009
• Pseudocallulops Günther, 2009

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Asterophryinae/Asterophrys |title=Asterophrys Tschudi, 1838 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=30 June 2014}}

Asterophrys are moderate to large-sized microhylid frogs, with the larger Asterophrys turpicola measuring up to {{convert|65|mm|abbr=on}} 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.{{cite journal |author=Richards, S. J. |author2=G. R. Johnston |author3=T. C. Burton |name-list-style=amp |year=1994 |title=A remarkable new asterophryine microhylid frog from the mountains of New Guinea |journal=Memoirs of the Queensland Museum |volume=37 |pages=281–286 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40127152#page/283/mode/1up}}