Thoropa
| Thoropa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Thoropa miliaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Cycloramphidae |
| Genus: | Thoropa Cope, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Cystignathus missiessii Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842 | |
| Diversity | |
| 6 species (see text) | |
Thoropa is a genus of frogs in the Cycloramphidae family from eastern and southeastern Brazil. They are sometimes known as river frogs.[1]
Species
The genus contains the following species:[1][2]
- Thoropa lutzi Cochran, 1938
- Thoropa megatympanum Caramaschi and Sazima, 1984
- Thoropa miliaris (Spix, 1824)
- Thoropa petropolitana (Wandolleck, 1907)
- Thoropa saxatilis Cocroft and Heyer, 1988
- Thoropa taophora (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923)
References
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Thoropa Cope, 1865". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ "Cycloramphidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
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