Barycholos
Barycholos ternetzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Subfamily: Holoadeninae
Genus: Barycholos
Heyer, 1969
Type species
Leptodactylus pulcher
Boulenger, 1898
Species

See text.

Barycholos, common name Chimbo frogs, is a genus of small frogs in the family Strabomantidae[1] found in south-eastern Brazil and tropical lowland Ecuador.[1][2] The name Barycholos, from the Greek βαρύχολος ("savage"), is in honor of herpetologist Jay M. Savage.[3]

Species

There are two species:[1][2]


References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Barycholos Heyer, 1969". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. Heyer, W. Ronald (1969). "Studies on the genus Leptodactylus (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae) III. A redefinition of the genus Leptodactylus and a description of a new genus of leptodactylid frogs" (PDF). Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (155): 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-02-25.


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