| Hylophorbus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878
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| Species | |
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12 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Metopostira Méhely, 1901 | |
Hylophorbus is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to New Guinea. Common name Mawatta frogs has been coined for them.[1]
Molecular data suggest that Hylophorbus is monophyletic and that its sister taxon is Callulops.[1]