Lysapsus Explained

Lysapsus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in South America east of the Andes. Their common name is harlequin frogs.^[1]

Many frogs in Lysapsus have a paradoxical life cycle. They are most massive when they are older tadpoles and slightly smaller when they are adult frogs.

Species

There are four species:^{[1] [2]}

• Lysapsus bolivianus (Gallardo, 1961)
• Lysapsus caraya (Gallardo, 1964)
• Lysapsus laevis (Parker, 1935)
• Lysapsus limellum (Cope, 1862)

The status of Lysapsus bolivianus is unclear; it might be a subspecies of Lysapsus limellum.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lysapsus Cope, 1862 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2015 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 13 June 2015.
2. Web site: Hylidae . 2015 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 13 June 2015.
3. Web site: Lysapsus bolivianus (Gallardo, 1961) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2015 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 13 June 2015.