Ischnocnema

<i>Ischnocnema</i>

Ischnocnema

Genus of amphibians


Ischnocnema is a genus of frogs from eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina.[1][2][3] They comprise the former Eleutherodactylus from this region,[4] but they are closer to Brachycephalus than the "true" Eleutherodactylus. Consequently, they are now placed in their own genus Ischnocnema in the family Brachycephalidae.[1][2][3]

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Species

The following species: are recognised in the genus Ischnocnema:[1][2]


References

  1. "Brachycephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ischnocnema Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. Heinicke, M. P.; W. E. Duellman & S. B. Hedges (2007). "Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104 (24): 10092–10097. doi:10.1073/pnas.0611051104. PMC 1891260. PMID 17548823.

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