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Pithecopus

Duellman, William E.;Marion, Angela B.;Hedges, Blair

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Pithecopus

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Pithecopus is a genus of frogs in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. Species of the genus Pithecopus are found in tropical South America east of the Andes, from southern Venezuela to northern Argentina. Resurrected from the synonymy of Phyllomedusa in 2016, it corresponds to the former Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis group. Its sister group is Callimedusa.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderAnura
  5. FamilyPhyllomedusidae
Observations recorded8,213

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Parent taxon
Phyllomedusidae
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Phyllomedusa azurea.jpg
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taxon name
Pithecopus
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Pithecopus is a genus of frogs in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. Species of the genus Pithecopus are found in tropical South America east of the Andes, from southern Venezuela to northern Argentina. Resurrected from the synonymy of Phyllomedusa in 2016, it corresponds to the former Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis group. Its sister group is Callimedusa.

==Etymology== The name of this genus is derived from the Greek pithekodes, which means "ape-like".

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