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Zachaenus
Sign in to saveZachaenus is a genus of frogs in the family Cycloramphidae. There are two species that both are endemic to southeastern Brazil. Common name bug-eyed frogs has been coined for the genus.
Species
Chiloe Island Ground Frog
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyCycloramphidae
Observations536
Observations recorded109
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Cycloramphidae
- Collections
- INMA, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Brazil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cycloramphinae
- Image
- Zachaenus parvulus.jpg
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- Commons category
- Zachaenus
- taxon name
- Zachaenus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Zachaenus
- endemic to
- Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Ecology
- Species
- References
Zachaenus is a genus of frogs in the family Cycloramphidae. There are two species that both are endemic to southeastern Brazil. Common name bug-eyed frogs has been coined for the genus.
==Ecology== Zachaenus are leaf-litter inhabitants of the Atlantic rainforest of southeastern Brazil.
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