Leptodactylus
Sign in to saveLeptodactylus is a genus of leptodactylid frogs. It includes the species commonly called ditch frogs or white-lipped frogs. It is very similar to Physalaemus, a close relative, and indeed the 2005 described Leptodactylus lauramiriamae is in some aspects intermediate between them.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyLeptodactylidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,536
- With media
- 56
- Family
- Leptodactylidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UTA, LACM, MVZ, UF, YPM
- Recorded in
- Honduras, Guyana, Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Suriname, Peru
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Leptodactylidae
- Image
- Leptodactylus albilabris.jpg
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- Leptodactylus
- taxon name
- Leptodactylus
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Leptodactylus
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Species
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Leptodactylus is a genus of leptodactylid frogs. It includes the species commonly called ditch frogs or white-lipped frogs. It is very similar to Physalaemus, a close relative, and indeed the 2005 described Leptodactylus lauramiriamae is in some aspects intermediate between them.
== Etymology == The name means 'slender finger', from leptos ('thin, delicate') and the Greek '''' (, 'finger, toe').
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