Barycholos
Encyclopedia
Barycholos is a genus of leptodactylid
frog
s. These frogs are found in Brazil
and Ecuador
.
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...
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. These frogs are found in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
.
Species
- Barycholos pulcherBarycholos pulcherBarycholos pulcher is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations , heavily degraded former forest, and introduced vegetation....
(Boulenger, 1898) - Barycholos ternetziBarycholos ternetziBarycholos ternetzi is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.It is threatened by habitat...
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937