Meristogenys is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of true frog

True frog

The true frogs, family Ranidae, have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout most of the world, occurring on most continents except Antarctica...

s from Borneo

Borneo

Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....

. Its tadpole

Tadpole

A tadpole or polliwog is the wholly aquatic larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad.- Appellation :...

s are easily recognizable by their divided upper lip with ribs on the outside.

Its closest living relative is apparently the Hole-in-the-head Frog

Hole-in-the-head Frog

The Hole-in-the-head frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found on the island of Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and torrential rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Vocalization:H...

 (Huia cavitympanum), type species

Type species

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 of the highly polyphyletic "wastebin genus

Wastebin taxon

Wastebasket taxon is a term used in some taxonomic circles to refer to a taxon that has the sole purpose of classifying organisms that do not fit anywhere else. They are typically defined by their lack of one or more distinct character states or by their not belonging to one or more other taxa...

" Huia

Huia (genus)

Huia is a group of true frogs found in Southeast Asia. Many are commonly known as "torrent frogs" after their favorite habitat - small rapid-flowing mountain and hill streams -, but this name is used for many similar-looking frogs regardless of whether they are closely related...

. Meristogenys, having been proposed far more recently than Huia, might be included in the latter on grounds of phylogeny, as most if not all species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 placed in the Huia seem to belong elsewhere. But a group of species traditionally placed in Huia as well as the genus Clinotarsus

Clinotarsus

Clinotarsus is genus of Ranid frogs containing at least two species. This genus was originally part of Rana. Members of this genus are found in India and Southeast Asia....

are very close relatives, and therefore a taxonomic revision of this group is probably better deferred until the relationships of all taxa involved have been properly assessed.

Species

• Meristogenys amoropalamus
  Meristogenys amoropalamus
  Meristogenys amoropalamus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  
• Meristogenys dyscritus
• Meristogenys jerboa
  Meristogenys jerboa
  Meristogenys jerboa is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.-Reference:...
  
  
• Meristogenys kinabaluensis
  Meristogenys kinabaluensis
  Meristogenys kinabaluensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and possibly Brunei.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
  
  
• Meristogenys macrophthalmus
  Meristogenys macrophthalmus
  Meristogenys macrophthalmus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Reference:...
  
  
• Meristogenys orphnocnemis
  Meristogenys orphnocnemis
  Meristogenys orphnocnemis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
  
  
• Meristogenys phaeomerus
  Meristogenys phaeomerus
  Meristogenys phaeomerus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  
• Meristogenys poecilus
  Meristogenys poecilus
  Meristogenys poecilus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  
• Meristogenys whiteheadi
  Meristogenys whiteheadi
  Meristogenys whiteheadi is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....