Lysapsus

Lysapsus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. These frogs live in South America. They live east of the Andes. They are called harlequin frogs in English.^[1]

Lysapsus
Lysapsus limellum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Subfamily:	Hylinae
Genus:	Lysapsus Cope, 1862
Type species
Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1862
Diversity
4 species (see text)

Many frogs in Lysapsus are larger when they are tadpoles than when they are adult frogs.^[2]

Species

There are four species:^[1][3]

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

Scientists believe Lysapsus bolivianus may be its own species or a subspecies of Lysapsus limellum.^[4]

References

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Lysapsus Cope, 1862". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
2. Emily Payne (February 24, 2018). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1982: Uruguay harlequin frog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
4. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Lysapsus bolivianus (Gallardo, 1961)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 June 2015.