Sphaerotheca (frog)

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| image = Tomopterna breviceps.jpg

| image_caption = Sphaerotheca breviceps

| taxon = Sphaerotheca

| authority = Günther, 1859

| type_species = Sphaerotheca strigata

| type_species_authority = Günther, 1859 "1858"

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = 9, see text.

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Sphaerotheca is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. They can be found in South Asia. Molecular data suggest that they are closely related to Fejervarya. Ecologically, they are burrowing frogs.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in Sphaerotheca:

Sphaerotheca bengaluru {{Small|Deepak, Dinesh, Ohler, Shanker, Channakeshavamurthy & Ashadevi, 2020}}
Sphaerotheca breviceps (Schneider, 1799)
Sphaerotheca dobsoni (Boulenger, 1882)
Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus (Rao, 1937)
Sphaerotheca maskeyi (Schleich and Anders, 1998)
Sphaerotheca pluvialis (Jerdon, 1853)
Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983)
Sphaerotheca strachani (Murray, 1884)
Sphaerotheca varshaabhu Deepak, Dinesh, Chetan Nag, Ohler, Shanker, Souza, Prasad, and Ashadevi, 2024{{Cite web |title=New species of burrowing frog named 'Sphaerotheca Varshaabhu' discovered in Bengaluru |url=https://www.newsdrum.in/national/new-species-of-burrowing-frog-named-sphaerotheca-varshaabhu-discovered-in-bengaluru-2409283 |date=31 January 2024 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=NewsDrum |language=en}}

The status of Sphaerotheca swani is disputed, with Deepak and colleagues (2024) arguing for its recognition (as is done by AmphibiaWeb), whereas it is considered a synonym of Sphaerotheca breviceps by the Amphibian Species of the World.

References

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{{cite web |url=http://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Dicroglossidae.shtml |title=Dicroglossidae |year=2024 |work=AmphibiaWeb |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |access-date=2 September 2024}}

{{Cite journal|last1=Deepak|first1=P.|last2=Dinesh|first2=K. P.|last3=Ohler|first3=Annemarie|last4=Shanker|first4=Kartik|last5=Channakeshavamurthy|first5=B. H.|last6=Ashadevi|first6=J. S.|date=2020-11-26 |title=A new species of Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the degraded urban ecosystems of Bengaluru, Deccan Plateau, India|url=https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4885.3.6|journal=Zootaxa|language=en|volume=4885|issue=3|pages=423–436 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4885.3.6 |pmid=33311271 |s2cid=229174927 }}

{{cite journal |last1=Deepak |first1=P. |last2=Dinesh |first2=K.P. |last3=Nag |first3=K.S. Chetan |last4=Ohler |first4=Annemarie |last5=Shanker |first5=Kartik |last6=Souza |first6=Princia D |last7=Prasad |first7=Vishal Kumar |last8=Ashadevi |first8=J.S. |title=Discovery and description of a new species of burrowing frog Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the suburban landscapes of Bengaluru, India |journal=Zootaxa |date=2024 |volume=5405 |issue=3 |pages=381–410 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.5405.3.3 }}

{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Dicroglossinae/Sphaerotheca |title=Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2024 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |doi=10.5531/db.vz.0001 |access-date=2 September 2024}}

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Category:Dicroglossidae

Category:Amphibian genera

Category:Frogs of Asia

Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther