Adelophryne
Encyclopedia
Adelophryne is a genus
of frog
s in the family
Eleutherodactylinae
, which was formerly considered a subfamily of the Leptodactylidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Eleutherodactylinae
Eleutherodactylinae
The 801 described members of family Eleutherodactylidae make up 27% of all neotropical frog species, most of which are grouped in the genus Eleutherodactylus.-Genera:...
, which was formerly considered a subfamily of the Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylidae is a diverse family of frogs that probably diverged from other hyloids during the Cenozoic era, or possibly at the end of the Mesozoic. There are roughly 50 genera, one of which is Eleutherodactylus, the largest vertebrate genus, with over 700 species...
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Species
- Adelophryne adiastolaAdelophryne adiastolaAdelophryne adiastola is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is found in Colombia, Peru, and possibly Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
- Adelophryne baturitensisAdelophryne baturitensisAdelophryne baturitensis is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and plantations ....
- Adelophryne gutturosa – ranita guturosa (Spanish)
- Adelophryne maranguapensisAdelophryne maranguapensisAdelophryne maranguapensis is a species of frog in the Eleutherodactylidae family. It is endemic to a mountain named as Serra de Maranguape, State of Ceará, Northern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical humid forests and plantations in high altitudinal sites on the Serra de...
- Adelophryne pachydactylaAdelophryne pachydactylaAdelophryne pachydactyla is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and pastureland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Adelophryne patamona Macculloch, Lathrop, Kok, Minter, Khan & Barrio-Amorós, 2008
- Adelophryne sp. 'Neblina A'
- Adelophryne sp. 'Neblina B'