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Lysapsus
Sign in to saveLysapsus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in South America east of the Andes. Their common name is harlequin frogs.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyHylidae
Observations recorded10,976
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 655
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Hylidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MCZ, LSUMZ, CM
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
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- Pseudis
- taxon name
- Lysapsus
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Lysapsus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in South America east of the Andes. Their common name is harlequin frogs.
Many frogs in Lysapsus have a paradoxical life cycle. They are most massive when they are older tadpoles and slightly smaller when they are adult frogs.
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