Lynchius
| Lynchius | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Lynchius flavomaculatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Brachycephaloidea |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Subfamily: | Pristimantinae |
| 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 Craugastoridae.[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]
Taxonomy
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The following species are recognised in the genus Lynchius:[2]
- Lynchius flavomaculatus (Parker, 1938)
- Lynchius megacephalus Sánchez-Nivicela, Urgilés, Navarrete, Yánez-Muñoz, and Ron, 2019
- Lynchius nebulanastes (Cannatella, 1984)
- Lynchius oblitus Motta, Chaparro, Pombal, Guayasamin, De la Riva, and Padial, 2016
- Lynchius parkeri (Lynch, 1975)
- Lynchius simmonsi (Lynch, 1974)
- Lynchius tabaconas Motta, Chaparro, Pombal, Guayasamin, De la Riva, and Padial, 2016
- Lynchius waynehollomonae Venegas, García Ayachi, Ormeño, Bullard, Catenazzi, and Motta, 2021
References
[edit]- 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.
- 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. "Lynchius Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ 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.