Otophryne | |
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Otophryne pyburni | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
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]
Genus Otophryne has three species: [1] [3]
Binomial name and author | Common name |
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Otophryne pyburni Campbell & Clarke, 1998 | Pyburn's pancake frog |
Otophryne robusta Boulenger, 1900 | Pancake frog |
Otophryne steyermarki Rivero, 1968 | Steyermark's robust toad |