''Ischnocnema'' is a genus of frogs from eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina.
They comprise the former ''
Eleutherodactylus
''Eleutherodactylus'' is a genus of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae.Hedges, S. B., W. E. Duellman, and M. P. Heinicke . 2008. New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and co ...
'' from this region,
but they are closer to ''
Brachycephalus'' than the "true" ''Eleutherodactylus''. Consequently, they are now placed in their own genus ''Ischnocnema'' in the family
Brachycephalidae
The Brachycephalidae () are a family of frogs confined to eastern and southern Brazil and northern Argentina. The family is composed of two externally quite different genera: the tiny, often (but not always) colourful and plump saddleback toads ( ...
.
Species
The following species: are recognised in the genus Ischnocnema:[
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References
Brachycephalidae
Amphibian genera
Amphibians of South America
Taxa named by Christian Frederik Lütken
Taxa named by Johannes Theodor Reinhardt
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