Fritziana

Fritziana
Fritziana goeldii, the type species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hemiphractidae
Subfamily:Hemiphractinae
Genus:Fritziana
Mello-Leitão, 1937
Type species
Hyla goeldii
Boulenger, 1895
Species

6 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]

Species

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Fritziana Mello-Leitão, 1937". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Hemiphractidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  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.


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