| Zachaenus | |
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| Zachaenus parvulus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Cycloramphidae |
| Genus: | Zachaenus Cope, 1866 |
| Type species | |
| Cystignathus parvulus Girard, 1853 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oocormus Boulenger, 1905 | |
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.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
- Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983
- Zachaenus parvulus (Girard, 1853)
References
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Zachaenus Cope, 1866". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Verdade, V. K.; J. Cassimiro; M. T. Rodrigues (2009). "Amphibia, Anura, Cycloramphidae, Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983 and Z. parvulus (Girard, 1853): Filling gap and geographic distribution map for the genus". Check List. 5 (4): 755–758. doi:10.15560/5.4.755.
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