title: Atympanophrys
text: # Atympanophrys
  
  Atympanophrys is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. They range from central China south to northern Vietnam. They are commonly known as hidden-tympanum horned toads.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  They were synonymized with Xenophrys in 2006, but revived as a distinct genus based on studies in 2017 and 2021.
  
  Amphibian Species of the World recognizes 4 species:
  
  * Atympanophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960) — giant piebald horned toad
  * Atympanophrys nankiangensis (Liu and Hu, 1966) — Nankiang horned toad
  * Atympanophrys shapingensis (Liu, 1950) — Shaping horned toad
  * Atympanophrys wawuensis (Fei, Jiang, and Zheng, 2001) — Wawu horned toad
  