Holoaden, the highland frogs, is a small genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. The species are endemic to south-eastern Brazil.[1]
| Holoaden | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Subfamily: | Holoadeninae |
| Genus: | Holoaden Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species (see text) | |
Taxonomy
editHoloaden is the type genus of subfamily Holoadeninae that was erected in 2008 and placed in the newly erected family Strabomantidae. Prior to this, it had been placed in the genus Brachycephalidae.[2]
Description
editHoloaden grow to 48 mm (1.9 in) snout–vent length at most. Head is narrower than the body. Differentiated tympanic membrane and tympanic annulus are absent. Dorsum is highly glandular. Venter is areolate.[2]
Species
editThere are four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Holoaden bradei Lutz, 1958
- Holoaden luederwaldti Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
- Holoaden pholeter Pombal, Siqueira, Dorigo, Vrcibradic, and Rocha, 2008
- Holoaden suarezi Martins and Zaher, 2013
References
edit- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Holoaden Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ a b 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.