Zachaenus is a genus of frogs in the family Cycloramphidae. There are two species that both are endemic to southeastern Brazil.[1][2] Common name bug-eyed frogs has been coined for the genus.[1]
Zachaenus | |
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Zachaenus parvulus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Cycloramphidae |
Genus: | Zachaenus Cope, 1866 |
Type species | |
Cystignathus parvulus Girard, 1853
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Synonyms | |
Oocormus Boulenger, 1905 |
Ecology
editZachaenus are leaf-litter inhabitants of the Atlantic rainforest of southeastern Brazil.[2]
Species
editThe genus contains the following species:[1][2]
- Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983
- Zachaenus parvulus (Girard, 1853)
References
edit- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Zachaenus Cope, 1866". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b c Verdade, V. K.; J. Cassimiro; M. T. Rodrigues (2009). "Amphibia, Anura, Cycloramphidae, Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983 and Z. parvulus (Girard, 1853): Filling gap and geographic distribution map for the genus". Check List. 5 (4): 755–758. doi:10.15560/5.4.755.