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Pseudopaludicola

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Pseudopaludicola
Pseudopaludicola falcipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Subfamily: Leiuperinae
Genus: Pseudopaludicola
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926
Type species
Liuperus falcipes
Hensel, 1867
Species

About 18, see text

Pseudopaludicola is a genus of leptodactylid frogs from lowland northern and central South America.[1][2] They are known under the common name dwarf swamp frogs or swamp frogs.[1]

Systematics

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Pseudopaludicola are small frogs, growing maximally to 22 mm (0.87 in) in snout–vent length. The synapomorphy defining this genus is the greatly enlarged tubercle on the outer edge of the forearm (i.e., hypertrophied antebrachial tubercle).[3] Genetic analyses have recovered this genus as monophyletic, in accordance with earlier studies using morphological characters. Genetic data suggest four major clades within the genus.[2]

Species

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Following the Amphibian Species of the World, there are currently 25 species in this genus:[1]

AmphibiaWeb also lists Pseudopaludicola serrana,[4] whereas the Amphibian Species of the World considers it synonym of Pseudopaludicola murundu.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Veiga-Menoncello, Ana C. P.; Lourenço, Luciana B.; Strüssmann, Christine; Rossa-Feres, Denise C.; Andrade, Gilda V.; Giaretta, Ariovaldo A.; Recco-Pimentel, Shirlei M. (2014). "A phylogenetic analysis of Pseudopaludicola (Anura) providing evidence of progressive chromosome reduction". Zoologica Scripta. 43 (3): 261–272. doi:10.1111/zsc.12048. S2CID 85241492.
  3. ^ Lynch, John D. (1989). "A Review of the leptodactylid frogs of the genus Pseudopaludicola in northern South America". Copeia. 1989 (3): 577–588. doi:10.2307/1445483. JSTOR 1445483.
  4. ^ "Leptodactylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.