Barygenys atra (Günther, 1896)
Xenorhina atra Günther, 1896, Novit. Zool., 3: 184. Holotype: not stated; given as BMNH 1896.7.7.3 by Parker, 1934, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 70; now 1947.2.10.78 according to Zweifel, 1972, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 148: 440. Type locality: "Clyde [= Mambare] River, within a few miles of the frontier between British and German New Guinea [Northern Province, Papua New Guinea]". See comments by Zweifel, 1972, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 148: 440.
Metopostira atra — Parker, 1934, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 70.
Barygenys atra — Parker, 1936, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 10, 17: 76.
English Names
Gunther's Papua Frogs (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 87).
Distribution
Morobe and Northern provinces, Papua New Guinea.
Comment
Menzies, 2006, Frogs New Guinea & Solomon Is.: 235-236, provided a brief account.
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