Flectonotus

Flectonotus is a genus of frogs of the family Hemiphractidae.[1][2] They are found on the Andes of northeastern Colombia and adjacent Venezuela as well as in Trinidad and Tobago.[1][3]

Flectonotus
Flectonotus pygmaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Flectonotus
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
Type species
Nototrema pygmaeum
Boettger, 1893
Species

2 species (see text)

Taxonomy

The genus has been considered to include Fritziana, but the latter genus 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 (now Fritziana).[3] The distinctiveness of these taxa is now well established and based on both molecular, behavioural, and morphological characters.[1][3]

Species

There are two Flectonotus species:[1][2]

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References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Flectonotus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. "Hemiphractidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. Duellman, William E.; Jungfer, Karl-Heinz; Blackburn, David C. (2011). "The phylogenetic relationship of geographically separated "Flectonotus" (Anura: Hemiphractidae), as revealed by molecular, behavioral, and morphological data". Phyllomedusa. 10 (1): 15–29. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v10i1p15-29.


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