Asterophrys
Asterophrys is a genus of microhylid frogs found in New Guinea. Their common name is New Guinea bush frogs, although this name may also specifically refer to Asterophrys turpicola.
Asterophrys are moderate to large-sized microhylid frogs, with the larger Asterophrys turpicola measuring up to 65 mm (2.6 in) in snout–vent length. A distinctive feature of these frogs is their extremely broad head, almost half of snout–vent length. While both are New Guinean species, A. leucopus is more a mountain species than A. turpicola. The latter is known for its aggressiveness (it may even bite), whereas A. leucopus is more docile.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Asterophrys pullifer
speciesAsterophrys pullifer
New Guinea Bush Frog
speciesAsterophrys turpicola
Slater's Callulops Frog
speciesAsterophrys slateri
Asterophrys leucopus
speciesAsterophrys leucopus
Asterophrys foja
speciesAsterophrys foja
Danowaria Callulops Frog
speciesAsterophrys eurydactyla
Asterophrys marani
speciesAsterophrys marani
Asterophrys senglaubi
speciesAsterophrys senglaubi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 25202.