Lysapsus | |
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Lysapsus limellum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Tribe: | Dendropsophini |
Genus: | Lysapsus Cope, 1862 |
Type species | |
Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1862
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Diversity | |
4 species (see text) |
Lysapsus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in South America east of the Andes. Their common name is harlequin frogs.[1]
Many frogs in Lysapsus have a paradoxical life cycle. They are most massive when they are older tadpoles and slightly smaller when they are adult frogs.[2]
The status of Lysapsus bolivianus is unclear; it might be a subspecies of Lysapsus limellum.[4]