''Flectonotus'' 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 of the family

Hemiphractidae The Hemiphractidae are a family (biology), family of frogs from South America, South and Central America. Previously, this group had been classified as a subfamily (Hemiphractinae) under family Hylidae. More recent research classifies these gen ...

. They are found on the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

of northeastern Colombia and adjacent Venezuela as well as in Trinidad and Tobago.

Taxonomy

The genus has been considered to include ''

Fritziana ''Fritziana'' is a genus of frogs in the family Hemiphractidae. They are endemic to southeastern Brazil and found on the mountains and adjacent coastal lowlands from Espírito Santo to São Paulo state. Taxonomy The genus has been considered syn ...

'', but the latter genus was recognized again in 2011. The former ''Flectonotus'' consisted of two geographically disjunctive components, one from northern South America (=''Flectonotus'', as understood today) and the other from southeastern Brazil (now ''Fritziana''). The distinctiveness of these taxa is now well established and based on both molecular, behavioural, and morphological characters.

Species

There are two ''Flectonotus'' species: * '' Flectonotus fitzgeraldi'' (Parker, 1934) * '' Flectonotus pygmaeus'' (Boettger, 1893)

References

Hemiphractidae Amphibians of South America Amphibian genera Taxa named by Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro {{Hemiphractidae-stub