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Leiuperinae are a
subfamily of
frogs in the
family Leptodactylidae. Over 90
species are in five genera. The
distribution of this
subfamily is from...
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Leptodactylidae –
southern frogs or
tropical frogs, 219
species Subfamily Leiuperinae – 101
species Subfamily Leptodactylinae – 103
species Subfamily Paratelmatobiinae...
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classifies the
following genera in the
family Leptodactylidae:
Subfamily Leiuperinae Bonaparte, 1850 (90 species)
Edalorhina Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 Engystomops...
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Chordata class:
Amphibia Order:
Anura Family:
Leptodactylidae Subfamily:
Leiuperinae Genus:
Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 Type
species Liuperus falcipes...
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Chordata class:
Amphibia Order:
Anura Family:
Leptodactylidae Subfamily:
Leiuperinae Genus:
Engystomops Jiménez de la Espada, 1872
Species 9 (see text) Synonyms...
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Chordata class:
Amphibia Order:
Anura Family:
Leptodactylidae Subfamily:
Leiuperinae Genus:
Edalorhina Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 Type
species Edalorhina...
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Chordata class:
Amphibia Order:
Anura Family:
Leptodactylidae Subfamily:
Leiuperinae Genus:
Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826 Type
species Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger...
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South America to Brazil.
Their sister taxon is the
clade comprising the
Leiuperinae and Paratelmatobiinae. The four
genera in the
subfamily are: Adenomera...
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Chordata class:
Amphibia Order:
Anura Family:
Leptodactylidae Subfamily:
Leiuperinae Genus:
Pleurodema Tschudi, 1838 Type
species Pleurodema bibroni Tschudi...
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glands in the
sacral region.
Although not all
species in the
family Leiuperinae have this structure, it is
commonly found in the Leiperines, Edalorhina...
