Fritziana

Fritziana
Fritziana goeldii, the type species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Fritziana
Mello-Leitão, 1937
Type species
Hyla goeldii
Boulenger, 1895
Diversity
4 species (see text)
Synonyms

Fritzia Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 — junior homonym of Fritzia

Fritziana is a genus of frogs in the family Hemiphractidae.[1][2] They are endemic to southeastern Brazil and found on the mountains and adjacent coastal lowlands from Espírito Santo to São Paulo state.[1][3]

Taxonomy

The genus has been considered synonym of Flectonotus, but was recognized again in 2011.[1][3] The former Flectonotus consisted of two geographically disjunctive components, one from northern South America (Flectonotus as understood today) and the other from southeastern Brazil (Fritziana).[3] The distinctiveness of these taxa is now well established and based on both molecular, behavioural, and morphological characters.[1][3] Some sources continue to recognize the former Flectonotus.[4]

Flectonotus ohausi

Species

There are four Fritziana species:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Fritziana Mello-Leitão, 1937". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Hemiphractidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Duellman, William E.; Jungfer, Karl-Heinz; Blackburn, David C. (2011). "The phylogenetic relationship of geographically separated "Flectonotus" (Anura: Hemiphractidae), as revealed by molecular, behavioral, and morphological data". Phyllomedusa 10 (1): 15–29. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v10i1p15-29.
  4. ↑ IUCN. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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