Flectonotus
Genus of amphibians
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Flectonotus is a genus of frogs of the family Hemiphractidae.[1][2] They are found on the Andes of northeastern Colombia and adjacent Venezuela as well as in Trinidad and Tobago.[1][3]
| Flectonotus | |
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| Flectonotus pygmaeus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Flectonotus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 |
| Type species | |
| Nototrema pygmaeum Boettger, 1893 | |
| Species | |
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2 species (see text) | |
Taxonomy
The genus has been considered to include Fritziana, but the latter genus was recognized again in 2011.[1][3] The former Flectonotus consisted of two geographically disjunctive components, one from northern South America (=Flectonotus, as understood today) and the other from southeastern Brazil (now Fritziana).[3] The distinctiveness of these taxa is now well established and based on both molecular, behavioural, and morphological characters.[1][3]
Species
There are two Flectonotus species:[1][2]
- Flectonotus fitzgeraldi (Parker, 1934)
- Flectonotus pygmaeus (Boettger, 1893)
