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Physalaemus

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Physalaemus
Physalaemus cuvieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
  • Paludicola Wagler, 1830
  • Liuperus Cope, 1861 "1860"
  • Gomphobates Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 "1861"
  • Eupemphix Steindachner, 1863
  • Nattereria Steindachner, 1864
Physalaemus marmoratus
Physalaemus maculiventris
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

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

References

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  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 Washington 118(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.