Lynchius

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Lynchius
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Lynchius flavomaculatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Subfamily: Holoadeninae
Genus: Lynchius
Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008 [1]
Type species
Phrynopus parkeri
Lynch, 1975
Diversity
8 species (see text)

Lynchius is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. [2] The name honours herpetologist John D. Lynch. [1] The distribution of Lynchius is restricted to the Cordillera Oriental in southern Ecuador and Cordillera de Huancabamba in northern Peru. [2]

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Taxonomy

The genus is relatively new; it was split off from Phrynopus in 2008 in order to resolve the paraphyly of that genus. [3] The sister taxon of Lynchius is Oreobates . [2]

Description

Lynchius are relatively small frogs (snout–vent length up to 43 mm (1.7 in) in Lynchius flavomaculatus ) with a narrow head, not as wide as body. Skin is smooth. [1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Lynchius: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E. & Heinicke, M. P. (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1737: 1–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Lynchius Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Phrynopus Peters, 1873". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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