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Cycloramphus

Cycloramphus is a genus of frogs in the family Cycloramphidae. The genus is endemic to the southeastern Brazil. They are sometimes known as the button frogs.

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Cycloramphus
Cycloramphus boraceiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Cycloramphidae
Genus: Cycloramphus
Tschudi, 1838
Type species
Cycloramphos fulginosus
Tschudi, 1838
Diversity
28 species (see text)
Synonyms
  • Cycloramphos Tschudi, 1838 (alternative spelling)
  • Cyclorhamphus Agassiz, 1845 (unjustified emendation)
  • Pithecopsis Günther, 1859
  • Zachaenus Cope, 1866
  • Grypiscus Cope, 1867
  • Oocormus Boulenger, 1905
  • Iliodiscus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
  • Craspedoglossa Müller, 1922
  • Niedenia Ahl, 1924

Cycloramphus is a genus of frogs in the family Cycloramphidae.12 The genus is endemic to the southeastern Brazil. They are sometimes known as the button frogs.1

Species

There are 28 species:12

References

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Cycloramphus Tschudi, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. "Cycloramphidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.