Hylophorbus
| Hylophorbus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878
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| Species | |
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12 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metopostira Méhely, 1901 | |
Hylophorbus is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to New Guinea. Common name Mawatta frogs has been coined for them.
Molecular data suggest that Hylophorbus is monophyletic and that its sister taxon is Callulops.