Hypopachus

Hypopachus is a genus of microhylid frogs (common name: sheep frogs) found in the Americas between Costa Rica and the southern United States.[1] They can bury themselves under the ground or moss. Its name means ‘somewhat thick’, referring to its tough skin.[2]

Hypopachus
Mexican narrow-mouthed toad (Hypopachus variolosus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Gastrophryninae
Genus: Hypopachus
Keferstein, 1867
Diversity
4 species

Species

The five species are:[1]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hypopachus Keferstein, 1867". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. Lee, Julian C. (1996). The amphibians and reptiles of the Yucatán Peninsula. Comstock. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-8014-2450-2. Hypopachus is from the Greek hypo, meaning "under", "beneath", or "less than usual" and pachys, "thick".
  3. Firneno, T. J., Jr., M. W. Itgen, J. L. Jacobs, C. X. Mcdaniels, I. R. Luque-Montes, L. D. Wilson, and J. H. Townsend. 2021. Integrating phylogenetics, morphology, and osteology to delimit a new species of endemic montane sheep frog (Microhylidae: Hypopachus) from the Lenca Highlands of Honduras. Systematics and Biodiversity 19: 186–208 (https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2020.1841325).


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