Atympanophrys is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. They range from central China south to northern Vietnam. They are commonly known as hidden-tympanum horned toads.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Subfamily: | Megophryinae |
| Genus: | Atympanophrys Tian and Hu, 1983 |
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Taxonomy edit
They were synonymized with Xenophrys in 2006, but revived as a distinct genus based on studies in 2017 and 2021.[2][3]
Amphibian Species of the World recognizes 4 species:[1][4]
- Atympanophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960) — giant piebald horned toad
- Atympanophrys nankiangensis (Liu and Hu, 1966) — Nankiang horned toad
- Atympanophrys shapingensis (Liu, 1950) — Shaping horned toad
- Atympanophrys wawuensis (Fei, Jiang, and Zheng, 2001) — Wawu horned toad
References edit
- ^ a b "Atympanophrys Tian and Hu, 1983 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ Chen, Jin-Min; Zhou, Wei-Wei; Poyarkov, Nikolay A.; Stuart, Bryan L.; Brown, Rafe M.; Lathrop, Amy; Wang, Ying-Yong; Yuan, Zhi-Yong; Jiang, Ke; Hou, Mian; Chen, Hong-Man; Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon; Nguyen, Sang Ngoc; Duong, Tang Van; Papenfuss, Theodore J. (2017-04-01). "Corrigendum to "A novel multilocus phylogenetic estimation reveals unrecognized diversity in Asian horned toads, genus Megophrys sensu lato (Anura: Megophryidae)". [Mol. Phylogen. Evol. 106 (2017) 28–43]". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 109: 466. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.11.019. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 27916612.
- ^ Lyu, Zhi-Tong; Zeng, Zhao-Chi; Wang, Jian; Liu, Zu-Yao; Huang, Ya-Qiong; Li, Wen-Zhou; Wang, Ying-Yong (2021-02-11). "Four new species of Panophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from eastern China, with discussion on the recognition of Panophrys as a distinct genus". Zootaxa. 4927 (1): 9–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4927.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33756718. S2CID 232337582.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb Search". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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