Physalaemus

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Physalaemus
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Physalaemus cuvieri
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Subfamily: Leiuperinae
Genus: Physalaemus
Fitzinger, 1826
Type species
Physalaemus cuvieri
Fitzinger, 1826
Diversity
About 48 species (see text)
Synonyms
  • PaludicolaWagler, 1830
  • LiuperusCope, 1861 "1860"
  • GomphobatesReinhardt and Lütken, 1862 "1861"
  • EupemphixSteindachner, 1863
  • NattereriaSteindachner, 1864
Physalaemus marmoratus Physalaemus marmoratus01a.jpg
Physalaemus marmoratus
Physalaemus maculiventris Physalaemus maculiventris (10.3897-zookeys.857.30302) Figure 7 (cropped).jpg
Physalaemus maculiventris
Physalaemus olfersii Physalaemus olfersii.jpg
Physalaemus olfersii

Physalaemus is a large genus of leptodactylid frogs. These frogs, sometimes known as dwarf frogs or foam frogs, are found in South America. [1] It is very similar to Leptodactylus , a close relative, and indeed the recently described Leptodactylus lauramiriamae is in some aspects intermediate between them. [2] They have been described by researchers as presenting one of the most puzzling taxonomic histories among Neotropical anurans because of the occurrence of highly polymorphic and cryptic species. [3]

Species

There are 51 [1] [3] or 50 species (AmphibiaWeb lists Physalaemus nattereri as Eupemphix nattereri ): [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Heyer, W. Ronald & Crombie, Ronald I. (2005): Leptodactylus lauramiriamae, a distinctive new species of frog (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Rondônia, Brazil. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington118(3): 590–595. DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118[590:LLADNS]2.0.CO;2 HTML abstract
  3. 1 2 Cardozo, Dario; Tomatis, Cristian; Duport Bru, Ana S.; Kolenc, Francisco; Borteiro, Claudio; Pansonato, André; Confalonieri, Viviana; Lourenço, Luciana Bolsoni; Haddad, Célio F.B.; Baldo, Diego (2023-12-20). "The Taxonomic Status of Physalaemus cuqui Lobo, 1993, with the Description of a New Species of Physalaemus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Argentina and Paraguay" . Herpetological Monographs. 37 (1): 95–128. doi:10.1655/herpmonographs-d-22-00003. ISSN   0733-1347.
  4. ↑ "Leptodactylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.


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