Pseudopaludicola

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Pseudopaludicola is a genus of leptodactylid frogs from lowland northern and central South America.[1][2] They are known under the common name dwarf swamp frogs or swamp frogs.[1]

Systematics

Pseudopaludicola are small frogs, growing maximally to Script error: No such module "convert". 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).[3] 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.[2]

Species

Following the Amphibian Species of the World, there are currently 25 species in this genus:[1] Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

AmphibiaWeb also lists Pseudopaludicola serrana,[4] whereas the Amphibian Species of the World considers it synonym of Pseudopaludicola murundu.[1]

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