Haddadus Explained

Haddadus is a genus of frogs in the family Craugastoridae. The genus has three species that are endemic to the Atlantic Forest of east and southeast Brazil.^{[1] [2] [3]} The genus is named for Célio F. B. Haddad, Brazilian herpetologist.^[1]

Description

Haddadus are small to medium-sized frogs with head narrower than body. They range in size from 17mm (snout–vent length) in only known specimen of Haddadus plicifer to 64mm in females of Haddadus binotatus.^[1]

Species

The genus contains three species:^{[2] [3]}

• Haddadus aramunha (Cassimiro, Verdade, and Rodrigues, 2008)
• Haddadus binotatus (Spix, 1824)
• Haddadus plicifer (Boulenger, 1888)

Notes and References

1. Hedges, S. B. . Duellman, W. E. . Heinicke, M. P. . amp . 2008 . New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation . Zootaxa . 1737 . 1–182 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610104006/http://evo.bio.psu.edu/hedgeslab/Publications/PDF-files/196.pdf . 2010-06-10 .
2. Web site: Haddadus Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 25 April 2014.
3. Web site: Craugastoridae . 2014 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 25 April 2014.