Crossodactylus

<i>Crossodactylus</i>

Crossodactylus

Genus of amphibians

Crossodactylus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylodidae.[1][2] The genus occurs in Brazil, southern Paraguay, and northern Argentina. These frogs are sometimes known as Limnocharis, Tarsopterus, Calamobates, and by the common name spinythumb frogs.[1][3] They typically inhabit streams in mountainous areas in the Atlantic Forest or in montane savanna.[4]

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Species

There are 14 species:[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Crossodactylus Duméril and Bibron, 1841". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Hylodidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. [3]
    "ITIS Standard Report Page: Crossodactylus ". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. [4]
    Pimenta, Bruno V.S.; Caramaschi, Ulisses; Cruz, Carlos Alberto Gonçalves (2015). "Synonymy of Crossodactylus bokermanni Caramaschi & Sazima, 1985 with Crossodactylus trachystomus (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) and description of a new species from Minas Gerais, Brazil (Anura: Hylodidae)". Zootaxa. 3955 (1): 65–82. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3955.1.3. PMID 25947837.
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