Otophryne

Otophryne is a small genus of microhylid frogs from northern South America. They are sometimes known as the pancake frogs.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyMicrohylidae

Observations recorded413

Otophryne is een geslacht van kikkers uit de familie van de smalbekkikkers (Microhylidae). De groep werd voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door George Albert Boulenger in 1900. Er zijn drie soorten die voorkomen in delen van Zuid-Amerika.

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 12
With media: 7
Family: Microhylidae
Collections: USNM, BYU, UTA
Recorded in: Guyana, France, Suriname

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Otophryne is a small genus of microhylid frogs from northern South America. They are sometimes known as the pancake frogs.

==Description== 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Otophryne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.