Hylophorbus

Hylophorbus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Asterophryinae
Genus: Hylophorbus
Macleay, 1878
Type species
Hylophorbus rufescens
Macleay, 1878
Species

12 species (see text)

Synonyms

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.