Megaelosia
| Megaelosia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Megaelosia boticariana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylodidae |
| Genus: | Megaelosia Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923 |
| Type species | |
| Megaelosia bufonia Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923 | |
| Diversity | |
| 7 species (see text) | |
Megaelosia is a genus of frogs in the Hylodidae family.[1][2] The genus is endemic to the Serra do Mar and Serra da Mantiqueira in southeastern Brazil. These frogs are sometimes known as the big-tooth frogs.[1]
Species
There are seven species:[1][2]
- Megaelosia apuana Pombal, Prado, and Canedo, 2003
- Megaelosia bocainensis Giaretta, Bokermann, and Haddad, 1993
- Megaelosia boticariana Giaretta and Aguiar, 1998
- Megaelosia goeldii (Baumann, 1912)
- Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)
- Megaelosia lutzae Izecksohn and Gouvêa, 1987
- Megaelosia massarti (De Witte, 1930)
References
- 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Megaelosia Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Hylodidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
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