Ericabatrachus
Sign in to saveEricabatrachus is a genus of frogs in the family Ericabatrachidae endemic to the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Ericabatrachus baleensis, commonly known as the Bale Mountains frog. It was previously included in the family Petropedetidae, but is now placed in its own monotypic family, Ericabatrachidae.
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Ericabatrachus is a genus of frogs in the family Ericabatrachidae endemic to the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Ericabatrachus baleensis, commonly known as the Bale Mountains frog. It was previously included in the family Petropedetidae, but is now placed in its own monotypic family, Ericabatrachidae.
==Taxonomy== Ericabatrachus baleensis is monotypic within its genus and family. The phylogenetic relationships of this poorly known species have been debated, but molecular analyses has placed it the family Petropedetidae, instead of Phrynobatrachidae or Pyxicephalidae, where it has also been placed. It was updated again in 2021, placing it in the family Ericabatrachidae.
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