Order Anura Subfamily Holoadeninae Higher classification Eleutherodactylidae | Phylum Chordata Family Craugastoridae Scientific name Holoaden Rank Genus | |
Lower classifications Holoaden luederwaldti, Holoaden bradei | ||
Holoaden (common name: highland frogs) is a small genus of craugastorid frogs endemic to southeastern Brazil.
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Taxonomy
Holoaden is the type genus of subfamily Holoadeninae that was erected in 2008 and placed in family Strabomantidae, erected at the same time. Before that, it was in Brachycephalidae. However, later research has led the whole Strabomantidae, Holoadeninae included, to become included in Craugastoridae. This arrangement is not followed by all, and the AmphibiaWeb still keeps Holoadeninae, and consequently Holoaden, in Strabomantidae.
Description
Holoaden grow to 48 mm (1.9 in) snout–vent length at most. Head is narrower than the body. Differentiated tympanic membrane and tympanic annulus are absent. Dorsum is highly glandular. Venter is areolate.
Species
There are four recognized species in this genus: