Phrynopus

Phrynopus
Phrynopus badius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Subfamily: Holoadeninae
Genus: Phrynopus
Peters, 1873
Type species
Phrynopus peruanus
Peters, 1873
Diversity
25 species (see text)
Eggs of Phrynopus curator

Phrynopus is a genus of frogs of the Craugastoridae family. Their common name is Andes frogs. They are endemic to Peru and inhabit the upper humid montane forests and supra-treeline grasslands in the Cordillera Oriental, with one record from the Peruvian Cordillera Occidental.[1]

Species

There are 25 species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.