Biology:Pseudopaludicola
| Pseudopaludicola | |
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| Pseudopaludicola falcipes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Subfamily: | Leiuperinae |
| Genus: | Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 |
| Type species | |
| Liuperus falcipes Hensel, 1867
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Pseudopaludicola is a genus of leptodactylid frogs from lowland northern and central South America.[1][2] They are known under the common name dwarf swamp frogs or swamp frogs.[1]
Systematics
Pseudopaludicola are small frogs, growing maximally to 22 mm (0.87 in) in snout–vent length. The synapomorphy defining this genus is the greatly enlarged tubercle on the outer edge of the forearm (i.e., hypertrophied antebrachial tubercle).[3] Genetic analyses have recovered this genus as monophyletic, in accordance with earlier studies using morphological characters. Genetic data suggest four major clades within the genus.[2]
Species
Following the Amphibian Species of the World, there are currently 25 species in this genus:[1]
AmphibiaWeb also lists Pseudopaludicola serrana,[4] whereas the Amphibian Species of the World considers it synonym of Pseudopaludicola murundu.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926". 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/Leptodactylidae/Leiuperinae/Pseudopaludicola. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Veiga-Menoncello, Ana C. P.; Lourenço, Luciana B.; Strüssmann, Christine; Rossa-Feres, Denise C.; Andrade, Gilda V.; Giaretta, Ariovaldo A.; Recco-Pimentel, Shirlei M. (2014). "A phylogenetic analysis of Pseudopaludicola (Anura) providing evidence of progressive chromosome reduction". Zoologica Scripta 43 (3): 261–272. doi:10.1111/zsc.12048.
- ↑ Lynch, John D. (1989). "A Review of the leptodactylid frogs of the genus Pseudopaludicola in northern South America". Copeia 1989 (3): 577–588. doi:10.2307/1445483.
- ↑ "Leptodactylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Leptodactylidae.shtml. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q2590469 entry
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