Metaphrynella is a small genus of microhylid frogs from the southern Malay Peninsula and Borneo.

[2] Metaphrynella are small, arboreal frogs that have plump bodies and adhesive finger and toe tips.

[2] Metaphrynella may be paraphyletic, as molecular data[3] suggest that Phrynella is phylogenetically imbedded within it.

Another study suggests that its closest relatives are Kaloula, Uperodon, and Ramanella.

[1] A molecular phylogenetic study by De Sá et al. (2012)[3] shows Kaloula to be a sister clade of Metaphrynella.