Zachaenus

Zachaenus is a genus of frogs in the family Cycloramphidae. There are two species that both are endemic to southeastern Brazil.[1][2] Common name bug-eyed frogs has been coined for the genus.[1]

Zachaenus
Zachaenus parvulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Cycloramphidae
Genus: Zachaenus
Cope, 1866
Type species
Cystignathus parvulus
Girard, 1853
Synonyms

Oocormus Boulenger, 1905

Ecology

Zachaenus are leaf-litter inhabitants of the Atlantic rainforest of southeastern Brazil.[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[1][2]

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References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Zachaenus Cope, 1866". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. Verdade, V. K.; J. Cassimiro; M. T. Rodrigues (2009). "Amphibia, Anura, Cycloramphidae, Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983 and Z. parvulus (Girard, 1853): Filling gap and geographic distribution map for the genus". Check List. 5: 755–758.


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