Lysapsus
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]
| Lysapsus | |
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| Lysapsus limellum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Lysapsus Cope, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1862
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| Diversity | |
| 4 species (see text) | |
Many frogs in Lysapsus are larger when they are tadpoles than when they are adult frogs.[2]
Species
- Lysapsus bolivianus (Gallardo, 1961)
- Lysapsus caraya (Gallardo, 1964)
- Lysapsus laevis (Parker, 1935)
- Lysapsus limellum (Cope, 1862)
Scientists believe Lysapsus bolivianus may be its own species or a subspecies of Lysapsus limellum.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R.. 'Lysapsus Cope, 1862. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 (2015)American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ Emily Payne. 'Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1982: Uruguay harlequin frog. AmphibiaWeb (February 24, 2018)University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ Hylidae. AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] (2015)Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R.. 'Lysapsus bolivianus (Gallardo, 1961). Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 (2015)American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 June 2015.