Hylophorbus

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| taxon = Hylophorbus

| authority = Macleay, 1878

| type_species = Hylophorbus rufescens

| type_species_authority = Macleay, 1878

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = 12 species (see text)

| synonyms = Metopostira Méhely, 1901

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Hylophorbus is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to New Guinea. Common name Mawatta frogs has been coined for them.

Molecular data suggest that Hylophorbus is monophyletic and that its sister taxon is Callulops.

Species

There are 12 recognized species:

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Hylophorbus atrifasciatus Kraus, 2013
Hylophorbus infulatus (Zweifel, 1972)
Hylophorbus nigrinus Günther, 2001
Hylophorbus picoides Günther, 2001
Hylophorbus proekes Kraus and Allison, 2009
Hylophorbus rainerguentheri Richards and Oliver, 2007
Hylophorbus richardsi Günther, 2001
Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878
Hylophorbus sextus Günther, 2001
Hylophorbus sigridae Günther, Richards, and Dahl, 2014
Hylophorbus tetraphonus Günther, 2001
Hylophorbus wondiwoi Günther, 2001

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References

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{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Microhylidae.shtml|title=Microhylidae |year=2018 |work=AmphibiaWeb |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |accessdate=25 March 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Asterophryinae/Hylophorbus |title=Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2018 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=25 March 2018}}

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External links

{{aut|eol - Encyclopedia of Life}} taxon [http://www.eol.org/pages/41280/overview Hylophorbus] at http://www.eol.org.
{{ITIS |id=550224 |taxon=Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878}}

Category:Microhylidae

Category:Amphibian genera

Category:Amphibians of New Guinea

Category:Taxa named by William John Macleay

Category:Endemic fauna of New Guinea