Lysapsus

Lysapsus

Lysapsus

Lysapsus
Lysapsus limellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
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. These frogs live in South America. They live east of the Andes. They are called harlequin frogs in English.[1]

Many frogs in Lysapsus are larger when they are tadpoles than when they are adult frogs.[2]

Species

There are four species:[1][3]

Scientists believe Lysapsus bolivianus may be its own species or 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. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Emily Payne (February 24, 2018). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1982: Uruguay harlequin frog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. 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. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

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