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.

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

Species

There are four species:

Scientists believe Lysapsus bolivianus may be its own species or a subspecies of Lysapsus limellum.

References

  1. 1 2 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.