Physalaemus

{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}

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| image = Physalaemus cuvieri01.jpg

| image_caption = Physalaemus cuvieri

| taxon = Physalaemus

| authority = Fitzinger, 1826

| type_species = Physalaemus cuvieri

| type_species_authority = Fitzinger, 1826

| diversity = About 48 species (see text)

| synonyms = * Paludicola Wagler, 1830

  • Liuperus Cope, 1861 "1860"
  • Gomphobates Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 "1861"
  • Eupemphix Steindachner, 1863
  • Nattereria Steindachner, 1864

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Physalaemus is a large genus of leptodactylid frogs. These frogs, sometimes known as dwarf frogs or foam frogs, are found in South America.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Leptodactylidae/Leiuperinae/Physalaemus |title=Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2016 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=21 February 2016}} It is very similar to Leptodactylus, a close relative, and indeed the recently described Leptodactylus lauramiriamae is in some aspects intermediate between them.{{aut|Heyer, W. Ronald & Crombie, Ronald I.}} (2005): Leptodactylus lauramiriamae, a distinctive new species of frog (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Rondônia, Brazil. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 118(3): 590–595. DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118[590:LLADNS]2.0.CO;2 [http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.2988%2F0006-324X%282005%29118%5B590%3ALLADNS%5D2.0.CO%3B2 HTML abstract]

Species

There are 50 or 49 species (AmphibiaWeb lists Physalaemus nattereri as Eupemphix nattereri ):{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Leptodactylidae.shtml |title=Leptodactylidae |year=2016 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |access-date=21 February 2016}}

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Category:Leptodactylidae

Category:Amphibians of South America

Category:Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger

Category:Amphibian genera

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