Biology:Lynchius

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Lynchius
Lynchius flavomaculatus.jpeg
Lynchius flavomaculatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Subfamily: Holoadeninae
Genus: Lynchius
Type species
Phrynopus parkeri
Diversity
8 species (see text)

Lynchius is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae.[1] The name honours herpetologist John D. Lynch.[2] The distribution of Lynchius is restricted to the Cordillera Oriental in southern Ecuador and Cordillera de Huancabamba in northern Peru.[1]

Taxonomy

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.[1]

Description

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.[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Lynchius:[1]

  • 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

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Lynchius Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Brachycephaloidea/Strabomantidae/Pristimantinae/Lynchius. 
  2. Jump up to: 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. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Phrynopus Peters, 1873". 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/Phrynopus. 

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