Physalaemus is a large genus of leptodactylid frogs. These frogs, sometimes known as dwarf frogs or foam frogs, are found in South America. It is very similar to Leptodactylus, a close relative, and indeed the recently rescribed Leptodactylus lauramiriamae is in some aspects intermediate between them.
Physalaemus albonotatus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Chacoan Argentina and Bolivia.
Physalaemus atlanticus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Physalaemus bokermanni is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus centralis is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus crombiei is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus cuvieri is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and possibly also Bolivia, Guyana, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus erythros is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus evangelistai is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus fernandezae is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Argentina, Uruguay, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus gracilis is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in southern Brazil, Uruguay, and adjacent Argentina, and likely also in Paraguay. Its natural habitats are forest borders and Cerrado grasslands. It is an adaptable species that also occurs in heavily disturbed and polluted habitats. It breeds using foam nests in natural temporary pools. This abundant and widespread species is not facing major threats.
Physalaemus maximus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus nanus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus obtectus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus olfersii is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus riograndensis is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, ponds, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.
Physalaemus rupestris is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus santafecinus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Argentina and possibly Paraguay. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus signifer is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Physalaemus soaresi is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil where it is only known from three localities in the Rio de Janeiro state, one of them lost to urbanization and habitat degradation.
