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| Arenophryne | |
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| The northern sandhill frog (Arenophryne rotunda) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Subfamily: | Myobatrachinae |
| Genus: | Arenophryne Tyler, 1976 |
| Species | |
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| Distribution of Arenophryne | |
Arenophryne is a small genus of Myobatrachid frogs from coastal Western Australia. Common names sandhill frogs and Australian dumpy frogs have been coined for it.[1]
Both species live in sand dune habitat of the Shark Bay region of Western Australia. The two species were initially considered to be just one species, but a genetic analysis found the northern and southern populations to be distinct.[2] Breeding occurs during the wetter winter months where adults call near the surface, and mate underground. The eggs are laid in a burrow and develop directly from eggs to frogs.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Frostwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Doughty, P.; Edwards, D. (2008). "A new species of sandhill frog (Myobatrachidae: Arenophryne) from the western coast of Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 24: 121–131. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.24(2).2008.121-131.