Chaperina

Chaperina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Chaperininae
Genus: Chaperina
Mocquard, 1892
Species:
C. fusca
Binomial name
Chaperina fusca
Mocquard, 1892
Synonyms
  • Chaperina beyeri Taylor, 1920
  • Microhyla leucostigma Boulenger, 1899
  • Nectophryne picturata Smith, 1921
Chaperina fusca
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Chaperina is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Chaperininae.[2] It is also itself monotypic, being represented by the single species, Chaperina fusca, commonly known as the brown thorny frog, spiny-heeled froglet, and saffron-bellied frog.[3] It is found on the Malay Peninsula, in Borneo and in the Philippines (Palawan, Mindanao, and Jolo islands).[3] It is abundant in Borneo but uncommon on the Malay Peninsula and patchily distributed in the Philippines.[1]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Chaperina fusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T57746A51415203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T57746A51415203.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Chaperina Mocquard, 1892". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Chaperina fusca Mocquard, 1892". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 June 2014.