Fritziana | |
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Fritziana goeldii, the type species | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hemiphractidae |
Subfamily: | Hemiphractinae |
Genus: | Fritziana Mello-Leitão, 1937 |
Type species | |
Hyla goeldii Boulenger, 1895
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Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
Fritzia Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 — junior homonym of Fritzia |
Fritziana is a genus of frogs in the family Hemiphractidae.[1][2] They are endemic to southeastern Brazil and found on the mountains and adjacent coastal lowlands from Espírito Santo to São Paulo state.[1][3]
The genus has been considered synonym of Flectonotus, but was recognized again in 2011.[1][3] The former Flectonotus consisted of two geographically disjunctive components, one from northern South America (Flectonotus as understood today) and the other from southeastern Brazil (Fritziana).[3] The distinctiveness of these taxa is now well established and based on both molecular, behavioural, and morphological characters.[1][3]
The following species are recognised in the genus Fritziana:[1][2]