''Crossodactylus'' is a genus of
frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...
s in the family
Hylodidae
Hylodidae, commonly known as giant Neotropical torrent frogs, is a family of frogs native to Brazil and northern Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the souther ...
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[ The genus occurs in Brazil, southern Paraguay, and northern Argentina. These frogs are sometimes known as Limnocharis, Tarsopterus, Calamobates, and spinythumb frogs.] They typically inhabit streams in mountainous areas in the Atlantic Forest or in montane savanna.
Species
There are 14 species:[
]
References
Hylodidae
Amphibians of South America
Amphibian genera
Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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