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.^[1]

Asterophrys
Asterophrys turpicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Asterophryinae
Genus:	Asterophrys Tschudi, 1838
Type species
Ceratophrys turpicola Schlegel, 1837
Diversity
See text
Synonyms
Metamagnusia Günther, 2009 Pseudocallulops Günther, 2009

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.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Asterophrys:^[1]

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Asterophrys eurydactyla (Zweifel, 1972)	Danowaria Callulops frog
Asterophrys foja (Günther, Richards, and Tjaturadi, 2016)
Asterophrys leucopus Richards, Johnston & Burton, 1994
Asterophrys marani (Günther, 2009)
Asterophrys pullifer (Günther, 2006)
Asterophrys slateri Loveridge, 1955	Slater's Callulops frog
Asterophrys turpicola (Schlegel, 1837)	New Guinea bush frog

A third, undescribed species may exist in Papua, western New Guinea.^[2]