Biology:Barycholos

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Barycholos
Barycholos ternetzi01.jpg
Barycholos ternetzi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Subfamily: Holoadeninae
Genus: Barycholos
Heyer, 1969
Type species
Leptodactylus pulcher
Boulenger, 1898
Species

See text.

Barycholos, common name Chimbo frogs, is a genus of small frogs in the family Strabomantidae[1] found in south-eastern Brazil and tropical lowland Ecuador.[1][2] The name Barycholos, from the Greek βαρύχολος ("savage"), is in honor of herpetologist Jay M. Savage.[3]

Species

There are two species:[1][2]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Barycholos Heyer, 1969". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Craugastoridae/Holoadeninae/Barycholos. Retrieved 26 April 2014. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E.; Heinicke, M. P. (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation". Zootaxa 1737: 1–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1. http://www.hedgeslab.org/pubs/196.pdf. 
  3. Heyer, W. Ronald (1969). "Studies on the genus Leptodactylus (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae) III. A redefinition of the genus Leptodactylus and a description of a new genus of leptodactylid frogs". Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (155): 1–14. http://www.nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/pdf/contrib_science/CS155.pdf. Retrieved 2016-02-25. 

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