Megophrys
Megophrys is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. They are endemic to Indonesia, where they are found on the islands of Java and Sumatra. They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Indonesian horned toads. This group was thought to contain many more species and have a much wider distribution prior to recent taxonomic revisions.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyMegophryidae
Habitatfreshwater
角蟾屬（Megophrys）在亞洲來說是一個相當龐大的蛙屬,分佈幅員也相當廣泛,西起印度東到印尼婆羅州都有分佈,總共包含了至少38個種類,但在寵物市場上出現的以三角枯葉蛙、印尼枯葉蛙、棘皮枯葉蛙 三個種類為主。
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Megophrys is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. They are endemic to Indonesia, where they are found on the islands of Java and Sumatra. They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Indonesian horned toads. This group was thought to contain many more species and have a much wider distribution prior to recent taxonomic revisions.
==Taxonomy== The following species are recognised in the genus Megophrys: Megophrys acehensis Megophrys lancip Megophrys montana Megophrys parallela Megophrys selatanensis Megophrys formerly contained over a hundred species, but significant taxonomic revisions have led to the vast majority of these species being moved to other genera, such as Xenophrys, Boulenophrys, Atympanophrys and Pelobatrachus. However, there is a divide between studies over this, with most Indian-published studies preferring to classify all these taxa within Megophrys, while Chinese-published studies classify them in their own genera; the IUCN Red List follows the former, while Amphibian Species of the World and AmphibiaWeb follow the latter.