Atympanophrys

Atympanophrys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Megophryidae
Subfamily:	Megophryinae
Genus:	Atympanophrys ; Tian and Hu, 1983
Species
	A. gigantica ; A. nankiangensis ; A. shapingensis ; A. wawuensis ;

Last updated May 24, 2025

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]

Taxonomy

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

1 2 "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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[:0-1] 1 2 "Atympanophrys Tian and Hu, 1983 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] "AmphibiaWeb Search". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.

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