Oreobates

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Oreobates is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae.[1] Most species were formerly in the genus Ischnocnema, but were moved to this revalidated genus following a 2006 revision.[2] Its sister taxon is Lynchius.[1]

These frogs are found in the lower slopes of the Andes into the upper Amazon Basin from Colombia south to northern Argentina and east into western Brazil.[1]

Description

Frogs in the genus Oreobates are small to medium-sized with males measuring Template:Convert and females Template:Convert in snout–vent length. They are generally brownish in colour. Body is robust with a short snout. The toes lack discs and fingers have reduced or absent discs; there is no webbing.[3]

Species of the genus Oreobates lay terrestrial eggs that undergo direct development.[3]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Oreobates:[1] Template:Columns-list

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