|
Lynchius Tabaconas
''Lynchius'' is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. The name honours herpetologist John D. Lynch. The distribution of ''Lynchius'' is restricted to the Cordillera Oriental in southern Ecuador and Cordillera de Huancabamba in northern Peru. Taxonomy The genus is relatively new; it was split off from '' Phrynopus'' in 2008 in order to resolve the paraphyly of that genus. The sister taxon of ''Lynchius'' is ''Oreobates''. Description ''Lynchius'' are relatively small frogs (snout–vent length up to in '' Lynchius flavomaculatus'') with a narrow head, not as wide as body. Skin is smooth. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Lynchius'': * '' Lynchius flavomaculatus'' (Parker, 1938) * '' Lynchius megacephalus'' Sánchez-Nivicela, Urgilés, Navarrete, Yánez-Muñoz, and Ron, 2019 * '' Lynchius nebulanastes'' (Cannatella, 1984) * '' Lynchius oblitus'' Motta, Chaparro, Pombal, Guayasamin, De la Riva, and Padial, 2016 * ''Lynchius parkeri'' (Lynch, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchius Flavomaculatus
''Lynchius flavomaculatus'', also known as the yellow-spotted Andes frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in the Andes of southern Ecuador and northern Peru. Description Adult males measure and adult females in snout–vent length. The snout is rounded. The tympanum is distinct. The fingers are long and slender and lack webbing and lateral fringes; the tips are narrowly round and the fingers I–II have pads. Also the toes lack webbing and lateral fringes; they have narrowly rounded tips. Skin on dorsum of head, body, and limbs is shagreen; there are few scattered tubercles, particularly posteriorly. The dorsum is mottled dark yellow and reddish brown. There are indistinct yellow bars on the limbs, head, and upper lips, as well as dark brown transversal bars on the limbs. The flanks are yellow and have brown spots. The venter is grayish brown. There are yellow blotches on the belly, ventral surfaces of limbs, groin, and anterior surfaces of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchius Megacephalus
''Lynchius megacephalus'', also known as the big-headed Andes frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and only known from its type locality, Ecological Conservation Area Tinajillas-Río Gualaceño in the Morona-Santiago Province. The specific name ''megacephalus'' refers to the relatively large head of this frog. Description ''Lynchius megacephalus'' is only known from its holotype, an adult female measuring in snout–vent length. The robust head is wider than it is long and wider than the body. The snout is rounded. The tympanum is distinct. The fingers and toes are long with narrow tips and no webbing. Skin is dorsally shagreened with many tubercles and ventrally smooth. The upper parts of the body and the head are brown with irregular dark brown spots. The belly is grayish-brown with irregular brown spots. The throat is dark brown. The iris is golden with reticulated black lines and a median horizontal black streak. A light-bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibian Genera
Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal or freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Thus amphibians typically start out as larvae living in water, but some species have developed behavioural adaptations to bypass this. The young generally undergo metamorphosis from larva with gills to an adult air-breathing form with lungs. Amphibians use their skin as a secondary respiratory surface and some small terrestrial salamanders and frogs lack lungs and rely entirely on their skin. They are superficially similar to reptiles like lizards but, along with mammals and birds, reptiles are amniotes and do not require water bodies in which to breed. With their complex reproductive needs and permeable skins, amphibians are often ecological indicators; in recent decades there has been a dramatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibians Of South America
Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal or freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Thus amphibians typically start out as larvae living in water, but some species have developed behavioural adaptations to bypass this. The young generally undergo metamorphosis from larva with gills to an adult air-breathing form with lungs. Amphibians use their skin as a secondary respiratory surface and some small terrestrial salamanders and frogs lack lungs and rely entirely on their skin. They are superficially similar to reptiles like lizards but, along with mammals and birds, reptiles are amniotes and do not require water bodies in which to breed. With their complex reproductive needs and permeable skins, amphibians are often ecological indicators; in recent decades there has been a dramatic decline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchius
''Lynchius'' is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. The name honours herpetologist John D. Lynch. The distribution of ''Lynchius'' is restricted to the Cordillera Oriental in southern Ecuador and Cordillera de Huancabamba in northern Peru. Taxonomy The genus is relatively new; it was split off from '' Phrynopus'' in 2008 in order to resolve the paraphyly of that genus. The sister taxon of ''Lynchius'' is ''Oreobates''. Description ''Lynchius'' are relatively small frogs (snout–vent length up to in '' Lynchius flavomaculatus'') with a narrow head, not as wide as body. Skin is smooth. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Lynchius'': * '' Lynchius flavomaculatus'' (Parker, 1938) * '' Lynchius megacephalus'' Sánchez-Nivicela, Urgilés, Navarrete, Yánez-Muñoz, and Ron, 2019 * '' Lynchius nebulanastes'' (Cannatella, 1984) * '' Lynchius oblitus'' Motta, Chaparro, Pombal, Guayasamin, De la Riva, and Padial, 2016 * ''Lynchius parkeri ''Lynchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchius Waynehollomonae
''Lynchius'' is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. The name honours herpetologist John D. Lynch. The distribution of ''Lynchius'' is restricted to the Cordillera Oriental in southern Ecuador and Cordillera de Huancabamba in northern Peru. Taxonomy The genus is relatively new; it was split off from '' Phrynopus'' in 2008 in order to resolve the paraphyly of that genus. The sister taxon of ''Lynchius'' is ''Oreobates''. Description ''Lynchius'' are relatively small frogs (snout–vent length up to in '' Lynchius flavomaculatus'') with a narrow head, not as wide as body. Skin is smooth. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Lynchius'': * '' Lynchius flavomaculatus'' (Parker, 1938) * '' Lynchius megacephalus'' Sánchez-Nivicela, Urgilés, Navarrete, Yánez-Muñoz, and Ron, 2019 * '' Lynchius nebulanastes'' (Cannatella, 1984) * '' Lynchius oblitus'' Motta, Chaparro, Pombal, Guayasamin, De la Riva, and Padial, 2016 * ''Lynchius parkeri ''Lynchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchius Tabaconas
''Lynchius'' is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. The name honours herpetologist John D. Lynch. The distribution of ''Lynchius'' is restricted to the Cordillera Oriental in southern Ecuador and Cordillera de Huancabamba in northern Peru. Taxonomy The genus is relatively new; it was split off from '' Phrynopus'' in 2008 in order to resolve the paraphyly of that genus. The sister taxon of ''Lynchius'' is ''Oreobates''. Description ''Lynchius'' are relatively small frogs (snout–vent length up to in '' Lynchius flavomaculatus'') with a narrow head, not as wide as body. Skin is smooth. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Lynchius'': * '' Lynchius flavomaculatus'' (Parker, 1938) * '' Lynchius megacephalus'' Sánchez-Nivicela, Urgilés, Navarrete, Yánez-Muñoz, and Ron, 2019 * '' Lynchius nebulanastes'' (Cannatella, 1984) * '' Lynchius oblitus'' Motta, Chaparro, Pombal, Guayasamin, De la Riva, and Padial, 2016 * ''Lynchius parkeri'' (Lynch, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchius Simmonsi
''Lynchius simmonsi'', also known as Simmons' big-headed frog, is a frog species in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to southern Ecuador where it is known from the type locality in the Cordillera del Cóndor, Morona-Santiago Province as well as from the adjacent Zamora-Chinchipe Province. Its natural habitat is subtropical old-growth forest. The type series was collected by day on the forest floor. The area was mined during the Cenepa War The Cenepa War (26 January – 28 February 1995), also known as the Alto Cenepa War, was a brief and localized military conflict between Ecuador and Peru, fought over control of an area in Peruvian territory (i.e. in the eastern side of the Cord ... in 1995, and has consequently seen little human activity, although this may change through a proposed road. Description ''Lynchius simmonsi'' is a small frog; a subadult female measured in snout–vent length. The head is longer than wide; the snout is short. The dorsum is redd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchius Oblitus
''Lynchius'' is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. The name honours herpetologist John D. Lynch. The distribution of ''Lynchius'' is restricted to the Cordillera Oriental in southern Ecuador and Cordillera de Huancabamba in northern Peru. Taxonomy The genus is relatively new; it was split off from '' Phrynopus'' in 2008 in order to resolve the paraphyly of that genus. The sister taxon of ''Lynchius'' is ''Oreobates''. Description ''Lynchius'' are relatively small frogs (snout–vent length up to in '' Lynchius flavomaculatus'') with a narrow head, not as wide as body. Skin is smooth. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Lynchius'': * '' Lynchius flavomaculatus'' (Parker, 1938) * '' Lynchius megacephalus'' Sánchez-Nivicela, Urgilés, Navarrete, Yánez-Muñoz, and Ron, 2019 * '' Lynchius nebulanastes'' (Cannatella, 1984) * '' Lynchius oblitus'' Motta, Chaparro, Pombal, Guayasamin, De la Riva, and Padial, 2016 * ''Lynchius parkeri'' (Lynch, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchius Nebulanastes
''Lynchius nebulanastes'' is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to north-western Peru where it is known from the vicinity of its type locality, El Tambo, on the western slope of the Cordillera de Huancabamba, Piura Region. Common name Canchaque Andes frog has been coined for it. Description Adult males measure and adult females in snout–vent length. The snout is subacuminate in dorsal view and sloping in lateral profile. The canthus rostralis is sharp and slightly concave. The tympanum is concealed by skin. The supratympanic fold is weakly developed. Skin of dorsum and venter is smooth (dorsal skin occasionally finely areolate. Skin of the post-tympanic region is tuberculate. The fingers have ventral pads, with weak circumferential grooves in fingers I and II only. The toes have discs with weak circumferential grooves. The dorsum is brown, black, or dull green, and may have a creamy yellow line. The throat and belly are greenish yellow and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oreobates
''Oreobates'' is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. Most species were formerly in the genus ''Ischnocnema'', but were moved to this revalidated genus following a 2006 revision. Its sister taxon is '' Lynchius''. These frogs are found in the lower slopes of the Andes into the upper Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ... from Colombia south to northern Argentina and east into western Brazil. Description Frogs in the genus ''Oreobates'' are small to medium-sized with males measuring and females in snout–vent length. They are generally brownish in colour. Body is robust with a short snout. The toes lack discs and fingers have reduced or absent discs; there is no webbing. Species of the genus ''Oreobates'' lay terrestrial eggs that undergo dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Blair Hedges
Stephen Hedges Stephen Blair Hedges (known as S. Blair Hedges) is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Science and director of the Center for Biodiversity at Temple University where he researches the tree of life and leads conservation efforts in Haiti and elsewhere. He co-founded Haiti National Trust. Career Hedges has a Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree from George Mason University, and a Masters and Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Maryland, supervised by Richard Highton. Before he joined Temple University in 2014, he was a professor at Penn State. He is also a founding member of the NASA Astrobiology Center. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed works including 10 books and monographs. He was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2009 for "revealing connections between biological evolution and Earth history in diverse groups of organisms", and was awarded the 2011 Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.png "Click for more on -> Amphibian Genera")