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Genus of amphibians

Lynchius
Lynchius flavomaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Subfamily: Holoadeninae
Genus: Lynchius
Hedges, Duellman [fr], and Heinicke, 2008
Type species
Phrynopus parkeri
Lynch, 1975
Diversity
8 species (see text)

Lynchius is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. The name honours herpetologist John D. Lynch. The distribution of Lynchius is restricted to the Cordillera Oriental in southern Ecuador and Cordillera de Huancabamba in northern Peru.

Taxonomy

The genus is relatively new; it was split off from Phrynopus in 2008 in order to resolve the paraphyly of that genus. The sister taxon of Lynchius is Oreobates.

Description

Lynchius are relatively small frogs (snout–vent length up to 43 mm (1.7 in) in Lynchius flavomaculatus) with a narrow head, not as wide as body. Skin is smooth.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Lynchius:

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Lynchius Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Phrynopus Peters, 1873". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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