# Staurois

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***Staurois*** is a small [genus](/source/Genus) of minuscule [true frogs](/source/Ranidae). Most species in the genus are restricted to [Borneo](/source/Borneo), but two species are from the [Philippines](/source/Philippines).[1][2] This genus is a quite ancient member of the true frog family, Ranidae.[3] They are typically found in or near rapidly flowing, small rocky streams, and are sometimes known as splash frogs or foot-flagging frogs. The latter name refers to their unusual behavior of conspicuously waving their hindlegs and feet, as a way of signalling other members of the species.[4][5] Similar behavior has also been documented in other frog genera, notably *[Hylodes](/source/Hylodes)* and *[Micrixalus](/source/Micrixalus)*.

## Species

The six currently recognized species in the genus are:[1]

- *[Staurois guttatus](/source/Staurois_guttatus)* (Günther, 1858) - Borneo; formerly included in *S. natator*
- *[Staurois latopalmatus](/source/Staurois_latopalmatus)* (Boulenger, 1887) - Borneo
- *[Staurois natator](/source/Staurois_natator)* (Günther, 1858) - Philippines
- *[Staurois nubilus](/source/Staurois_nubilus)* (Mocquard, 1890) - Philippines; formerly included in *S. natator*
- *Staurois parvus* Inger & Haile, 1960 - Borneo; sometimes included in *S. tuberilinguis*
- *[Staurois tuberilinguis](/source/Staurois_tuberilinguis)* Boulenger, 1918 - Borneo

## References

1. Arifin, U., D. T. Iskandar, D. P. Bickford, R. M. Brown, R. Meier, and S. N. Kutty. (2011). Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Staurois (Anura, Ranidae) based on 16S rRNA sequences. Zootaxa 2744: 39–52

1. Matsui *et al.* (2007)

1. Stuart (2008)

1. Grafe & Wanger (2007). *Multimodal Signaling in Male and Female Foot-Flagging Frogs Staurois guttatus (Ranidae): An Alerting Function of Calling.* Ehology 113(8): 772–781. [10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01378.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1439-0310.2007.01378.x)

1. Grafe, Preininger, Sztatecsny, Kasah, Dehling, Proksch & Höd (2012). *Multimodal Communication in a Noisy Environment: A Case Study of the Bornean Rock Frog Staurois parvus.* PLoS ONE, [10.1371/journal.pone.0037965](https://doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0037965)

- Diesmos, A.; Alcala, A.; Brown, R.; Afuang, L.; Gee, G.; Inger, R.; Stuebing, R.; Das, I.; Yambun, P.; & Lakim, M. (2004). ["*Staurois natator*"](http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/58762/0). *[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/The_IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species)*. **2004**: e.T58762A115204102. [IUCN](/source/IUCN). [doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58762A11823304.en](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58762A11823304.en). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Matsui, Masafumi; Mohamed, Maryati; Shimada, Tomohiko & Sudin, Ahmad (2007): Resurrection of *Staurois parvus* from *S. tuberilinguis* from Borneo (Amphibia, Ranidae). *[Zool. Sci.](/source/Zoological_Science)* **24**(1): 101–106. [doi:10.2108/zsj.24.101](https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.24.101) (HTML abstract)
- Stuart, Bryan L. (2008): The phylogenetic problem of *Huia* (Amphibia: Ranidae). *[Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.](/source/Molecular_Phylogenetics_and_Evolution)* **46**(1): 49–60. [doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.09.016](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2007.09.016) (HTMl abstract)

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