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Otophryne

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Otophryne
Otophryne pyburni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Otophryninae
Genus: Otophryne
Boulenger, 1900
Diversity
3 species (see text)

Otophryne is a small genus of microhylid frogs from northern South America. They are sometimes known as the pancake frogs.[1]

Description

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Adult Otophryne are diurnally active leaf mimics. They tend to walk rather than jump. Tadpoles burrow into the sandy bottom of shallow streams. They are extremely specialized with minute, dagger-like, keratinized teeth, and a long spiracular tube on the left hand side of its body. It is suggested that the tadpole is a suspension feeder, using the spiracular tube extending to the bottom surface to create a current through its oral cavity, using its teeth to prevent sand from entering its mouth.[2]

Species

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Genus Otophryne has three species:[1][3]

Binomial name and author Common name
Otophryne pyburni Campbell & Clarke, 1998 Pyburn's pancake frog
Otophryne robusta Boulenger, 1900 Pancake frog
Otophryne steyermarki Rivero, 1968 Steyermark's robust toad

References

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  1. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Otophryne Boulenger, 1900". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ Wassersug, R. J.; Pyburn, W. F. (1987). "The biology of the Pe-ret' toad, Otophryne robusta (Microhylidae), with special consideration of its fossorial larva and systematic relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 91 (2): 137–169. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1987.tb01726.x.
  3. ^ "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.