AmphibiaWeb - Sphenophryne allisoni
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Sphenophryne allisoni (Zweifel, 2000)
family: Microhylidae
subfamily: Asterophryinae
genus: Sphenophryne
Species Description: Zweifel 2000 Bull Amer Mus Nat Hist 253:58
 
Taxonomic Notes: We follow Rivera et al. (2017) in recognizing Genyophryne, Liophryne, and Oxydactyla as synonyms of Sphenophryne. We acknowledge the relationships among these species remain poorly resolved and there may be additional genus-level taxonomic changes in the future.
Rivera, J. A., F. Kraus, A. Allison, and M. A. Butler. 2017. Molecular phylogenetics and dating of the problematic New Guinea microhylid frogs (Amphibia: Anura) reveals elevated speciation rates and need for taxonomic reclassification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 112: 1-11.
Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN Red List Status Account Data Deficient (DD)
CITES No CITES Listing
National Status None
Regional Status None
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Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Papua New Guinea

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