Arenophryne
Genus of amphibians
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Arenophryne is a small genus of Myobatrachid frogs from coastal Western Australia. Common names sandhill frogs and Australian dumpy frogs have been coined for it.[1]
| Arenophryne | |
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| The northern sandhill frog (Arenophryne rotunda) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Subfamily: | Myobatrachinae |
| Genus: | Arenophryne Tyler, 1976 |
| Species | |
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| Distribution of Arenophryne | |
Both species live in sand dune habitat of the Shark Bay region of Western Australia. The two species were initially considered to be just one species, but a genetic analysis found the northern and southern populations to be distinct.[2] Breeding occurs during the wetter winter months where adults call near the surface, and mate underground. The eggs are laid in a burrow and develop directly from eggs to frogs.
Species
| Common name | Binomial name |
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| Northern sandhill frog, sandhill frog, Australian dumpy frog | Arenophryne rotunda Tyler, 1976 |
| Southern sandhill frog | Arenophryne xiphorhyncha Doughty and Edwards, 2008 |