Anomaloglossus
Sign in to saveAnomaloglossus is a genus of frogs in the family Aromobatidae. The genus is endemic to the Guiana Shield in northern South America. It used to be placed in the family Dendrobatidae (together with other genera in the current Aromobatidae), and is still placed in that family by some sources. The name of the genus, from the Greek anomalos (=irregular, unusual) and glossa (=tongue), refers to the unusual tongue bearing the median lingual process, the only unambiguous phenotypic synapomorphy of this genus.
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Anomaloglossus is a genus of frogs in the family Aromobatidae. The genus is endemic to the Guiana Shield in northern South America. It used to be placed in the family Dendrobatidae (together with other genera in the current Aromobatidae), and is still placed in that family by some sources. The name of the genus, from the Greek anomalos (=irregular, unusual) and glossa (=tongue), refers to the unusual tongue bearing the median lingual process, the only unambiguous phenotypic synapomorphy of this genus.
thumb|left|Female Anomaloglossus parkerae
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Amphibian generaAmphibians of South AmericaAnomaloglossusAromobatidaeTaxa named by Célio Fernando Baptista HaddadTaxa named by Darrel FrostTaxa named by D. Bruce MeansTaxa named by Janalee P. CaldwellTaxa named by Philippe J.R. KokTaxa named by Taran GrantTaxa named by Walter E. SchargelTaxa named by Ward C. Wheeler