Biology:Zachaenus
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Short description: Genus of amphibians
| Zachaenus | |
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| Zachaenus parvulus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Oocormus Boulenger, 1905 | |
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]
Ecology
Zachaenus are leaf-litter inhabitants of the Atlantic rainforest of southeastern Brazil.[2]
Species
The genus contains the following species:[1][2]
- Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983
- Zachaenus parvulus (Girard, 1853)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Zachaenus Cope, 1866". 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/Cycloramphidae/Zachaenus.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?NGD029-09.
Wikidata ☰ Q2215855 entry
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