Lynchius

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Lynchius
Lynchius flavomaculatus.jpeg
Lynchius flavomaculatus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Subfamily: Holoadeninae
Genus: Lynchius
Hedges,  [fr], and Heinicke, 2008[1]
Type species
Phrynopus parkeri
 [fr], 1975
Diversity
6 species (see text)

Lynchius is a small genus of frogs in the family Craugastoridae.[2] The name honours herpetologist John D. Lynch.[1] The distribution of Lynchius is restricted to the Cordillera Oriental in southern Ecuador and in northern Peru.[2]

Taxonomy[]

The placement of Lynchius in Craugastoridae is a new arrangement[3] and many earlier accounts put it in the subfamily Strabomantinae, family Strabomantidae.[4][5][6] The genus itself is relatively new too: it was split off from Phrynopus in 2008 in order to resolve the paraphyly of that genus.[7] The sister taxon of Lynchius is Oreobates.[2]

Description[]

Lynchius are relatively small frogs (snout–vent length up to 43 mm (1.7 in) in Lynchius flavomaculatus) with a narrow head, not as wide as body. Skin is smooth.[1]

Species[]

There are seven species in this genus:[2][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E. & Heinicke, M. P. (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1737: 1–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1.
  2. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Lynchius Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ^ Padial, J. M.; Grant, T. & Frost, D. R. (2014). "Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria". Zootaxa. 3825: 1–132. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3825.1.1. PMID 24989881.
  4. ^ Blackburn, D.C.; Wake, D.B. (2011). "Class Amphibia Gray, 1825. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148: 39–55. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.8.
  5. ^ Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 501.
  6. ^ a b "Strabomantidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  7. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Phrynopus Peters, 1873". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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