Phrynopus AmphibiaWeb keeps "Noblella" in Strabomantidae/Strabomantinae, a family/subfamily no longer recognized by the Amphibian Species of the World. "Phrynopus" are small to medium-sized frogs, from snout–vent length in "Phrynopus auriculatus" to in "Phrynopus kauneorum". Head is narrower than the body. Differentiated tympanic membrane and tympanic annulus are usually absent, except in "Phrynopus auriculatus" and "Phrynopus peruanus", two basal species. Dorsum is smooth to pustulate. Venter is smooth or areolate. There are 26 species in this genus: Phrynopus Phrynopus is a genus of frogs of the Craugastoridae family. Their common name is Andes frogs. They are endemic to Peru and inhabit the
Tympanic nerve Tympanic nerve The tympanic nerve (nerve of Jacobson) is a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve found near the ear. It arises from the petrous ganglion, and ascends to the tympanic cavity through a small canal, the inferior tympanic canaliculus, on the under surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone on the ridge which separates the carotid canal from the jugular fossa. In the tympanic cavity it divides into branches which form the tympanic plexus and are contained in grooves upon the surface of the promontory. Jacobson's nerve contains both sensory and secretory fibers. The postganglionic parasympathetic fibers are