Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Scientific name Pseudopaludicola Higher classification Leptodactylinae Order Frog | |
 | ||
Lower classifications Pseudopaludicola pusilla, Pseudopaludicola saltica, Pseudopaludicola mystacalis, Pseudopaludicola boliviana, Pseudopaludicola canga | ||
Vocaliza o de pseudopaludicola cf falcipes
Pseudopaludicola is a genus of leptodactylid frogs from lowland northern and central South America. They are known under the common name dwarf swamp frogs or swamp frogs.
Contents
Systematics
Pseudopaludicola are small frogs, growing maximally to 22 mm (0.87 in) in snout–vent length. The synapomorphy defining this genus is the greatly enlarged tubercle on the outer edge of the forearm (i.e., hypertrophied antebrachial tubercle). Genetic analyses have recovered this genus as monophyletic, in accordance with earlier studies using morphological characters. Genetic data suggest four major clades within the genus.
Species
Following the Amphibian Species of the World, there are currently 18 species in this genus:
The Amphibiaweb also list Pseudopaludicola serrana, whereas the Amphibian Species of the World considers it synonym of Pseudopaludicola murundu.
