Hoplophryne
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| Hoplophryne | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hoplophryninae |
| Genus: | Hoplophryne Barbour and Loveridge, 1928[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hoplophryne uluguruensis Barbour and Loveridge, 1928 | |
| Species | |
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2 species (see text) | |
Hoplophryne is a genus of microhylid frogs.[2][3][4] The genus is endemic to mountain forests of Tanzania.[2][4] They are also known as three-fingered frogs[2][4] or African banana frogs[2] (not to be confused with Afrixalus, another African genus known as "banana frogs"[5]).
There are two species in this genus,[2][3][4] both endangered:[6]
- Hoplophryne rogersi Barbour and Loveridge, 1928
- Hoplophryne uluguruensis Barbour and Loveridge, 1928
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