Leptodactylus
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Leptodactylus is a genus
of leptodactylid
frog
s. It includes the species
commonly called ditch frogs. It is very similar to Physalaemus
, a close relative, and indeed the recently-rescribed Leptodactylus lauramiriamae is in some aspects intermediate between them.
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 leptodactylid
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. It includes the species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
commonly called ditch frogs. It is very similar to Physalaemus
Physalaemus
Physalaemus is a large genus of leptodactylid frogs. These frogs are found in Central- and South America. It is very similar to Leptodactylus, a close relative, and indeed the recently-rescribed Leptodactylus lauramiriamae is in some aspects intermediate between them.-References: : Leptodactylus...
, a close relative, and indeed the recently-rescribed Leptodactylus lauramiriamae is in some aspects intermediate between them.
Selected species