Crossodactylus | |
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An unidentified Crossodactylus species | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylodidae |
Genus: | Crossodactylus Duméril and Bibron, 1841 |
Type species | |
Crossodactylus gaudichaudii Duméril and Bibron, 1841 | |
Species | |
14 species (see text) |
Crossodactylus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylodidae. [1] [2] The genus occurs in Brazil, southern Paraguay, and northern Argentina. These frogs are sometimes known as Limnocharis, Tarsopterus, Calamobates, and by the common name spinythumb frogs. [1] [3] They typically inhabit streams in mountainous areas in the Atlantic Forest or in montane savanna. [4]