Nothophryne | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Subfamily: | Cacosterninae |
Genus: | Nothophryne Poynton, 1963 |
Type species | |
Nothophryne broadleyi Poynton, 1963 |
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