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Synapturanus
Synapturanus is a genus of microhylid frogs. They are found in northern South America. Common name disc frogs has been coined for the genus. Because of their fossorial life style, their natural history is poorly known.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyMicrohylidae
Observations recorded591
Herpetologie Synapturanus is een geslacht van kikkers uit de familie smalbekkikkers (Microhylidae). De groep werd voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door Ismar de Souza Carvalho in 1954.[1] Er zijn drie soorten die voorkomen in delen van Zuid-Amerika.[2] Taxonomie Geslacht Synapturanus Soort Synapturanus mirandaribeiroi Soort Synapturanus rabus Soort Synapturanus salseri Referenties ↑ Darrel R. Frost - Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference - Version 6.0 - American Museum of Natural History, Synapturanus. ↑ University of California - AmphibiaWeb, Synapturanus. Bronnen (en) - Darrel R. Frost - Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference - Version 6.0 - American Museum of Natural History - Synapturanus - Website Geconsulteerd 21 februari 2017 (en) - University of California - AmphibiaWeb - Synapturanus - Website
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Synapturanus is a genus of microhylid frogs. They are found in northern South America. Common name disc frogs has been coined for the genus. Because of their fossorial life style, their natural history is poorly known.
==Ecology and behavior== Synapturanus are fossorial and mostly nocturnal tropical rainforest frogs found in the leaf litter and soft soils. Calling takes place usually during rain, which apparently triggers the calling. Eggs are deposited terrestrially in a small burrow below the soil surface. The tadpoles are endotrophic (developing without external food sources). Stomach contents have included nematodes and various arthropods (ants, termites, and spiders).