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Zachaenus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Scientific name
  
Zachaenus

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cycloramphidae

Higher classification
  
Cycloramphidae

Zachaenus

Lower classifications
  
Zachaenus parvulus, Zachaenus carvalhoi, Zachaenus roseus

Zachaenus is a genus of frogs in the family Cycloramphidae. There are two species that both are endemic to southeastern Brazil. Common name bug-eyed frogs has been coined for the genus.

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Ecology

Zachaenus are leaf-litter inhabitants of the Atlantic rainforest of southeastern Brazil.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

  • Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983
  • Zachaenus parvulus (Girard, 1853)
  • References

    Zachaenus Wikipedia