Megophrys

Japanese: Megophrys

...The family Pipidae includes the African clawed frogs and the South American timber frog Pipa , both of which are entirely aquatic. Other species include the Myobatrachidae, which live in the arid regions of Australia; the Microhylidae, which includes many small species such as the Japanese tree frog Microhyla ornata , which is also found in the Ryukyu Islands; and the Pelobates family, which includes the Asian horned frog Megophrys , which has horn-like projections over its eyes and resembles a dead leaf. The Pelobates family includes the European spadefoot frog Pelobates and the North American spadefoot frog Scaphiophus , which use the extra-large ridges on their hind legs to quickly dig and dive into the ground. ...

From [Horned Frog]

…Unusually aggressive for a frog, they will even bite a person's finger. In Southeast Asia, there is the Asian horned frog Megophrys (illustration), which belongs to the spadefoot family and has protrusions above its eyes, and in the Solomon Islands, there is the Solomon's horned frog Ceratobatrachus guentheri , which belongs to the ranidae family. These are examples of parallel evolution of organisms in which species from different regions and lineages have similar morphologies. [Takaji Matsui] …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Megophrys" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ピパ科Pipidaeはアフリカ産ツメガエル類と南アメリカ産コモリガエル類Pipaなどを含み，いずれもまったくの水生種。そのほかオーストラリアの乾燥地帯に生息するカメガエル科Myobatrachidaeや，南西諸島にも分布するヒメアマガエルMicrohyla ornataをはじめ小型種の多いヒメアマガエル科Microhylidae，眼の上に角状突起をもち，枯葉そっくりのアジアツノガエル類Megophrysを含むペロバテス科など変異に富む。ペロバテス科にはヨーロッパ産スキアシガエル類Pelobatesや北アメリカ産アメリカスキアシガエル類Scaphiophusがあり，これらのカエルは後肢にある特大の隆起を用いて，すばやく土を掘って潜る。…

【ツノガエル(角蛙)】より

…カエルには珍しく攻撃的で人の指にもかみつく。　東南アジアにはスキアシガエル科で眼の上に突起をもつアジアツノガエル属Megophrys（イラスト）が生息し，またソロモン諸島にはアカガエル科のソロモンツノガエルCeratobatrachus guentheriがおり，地域も系統も異にする種が相似の形態となる生物の並行進化の一例を示している。【松井孝爾】。…

※「Megophrys」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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