Biology:Lysapsus

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Lysapsus
Lysapsus limellum.jpg
Lysapsus limellum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Tribe: Dendropsophini
Genus: Lysapsus
Cope, 1862
Type species
Lysapsus limellum
Cope, 1862
Diversity
4 species (see text)

Lysapsus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in South America east of the Andes. Their common name is harlequin frogs.[1]

Many frogs in Lysapsus have a paradoxical life cycle. They are most massive when they are older tadpoles and slightly smaller when they are adult frogs.[2]

Species

There are four species:[1][3]

The status of Lysapsus bolivianus is unclear; it might be a subspecies of Lysapsus limellum.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Lysapsus Cope, 1862". 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/Hylidae/Hylinae/Lysapsus. Retrieved 13 June 2015. 
  2. Ann T. Chang, ed (February 24, 2018). "Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1982: Uruguay harlequin frog". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/5222. 
  3. "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Hylidae.shtml. Retrieved 13 June 2015. 
  4. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Lysapsus bolivianus (Gallardo, 1961)". 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/Hylidae/Hylinae/Lysapsus/Lysapsus-bolivianus. Retrieved 13 June 2015. 

Wikidata ☰ Q837826 entry