Hypopachus
Hypopachus is a genus of microhylid frogs (common name: sheep frogs) found in the Americas between Costa Rica and the southern United States.[1] They can burry themselves under the ground or moss. Its name means ‘somewhat thick’, referring to its tough skin.[2]
| Hypopachus | |
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| Mexican narrow-mouthed toad (Hypopachus variolosus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Gastrophryninae |
| Genus: | Hypopachus Keferstein, 1867 |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Species
The four species are:[1]
- Hypopachus barberi Schmidt, 1939 – Barber's sheep frog
- Hypopachus pictiventris (Cope, 1886)
- Hypopachus ustus (Cope, 1866)
- Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866) – sheep frog
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References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hypopachus Keferstein, 1867". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- Lee, Julian C. (1996). The amphibians and reptiles of the Yucatán Peninsula. Comstock. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-8014-2450-2.
Hypopachus is from the Greek hypo, meaning "under", "beneath", or "less than usual" and pachys, "thick".
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