Stereocyclops

Stereocyclops (common name: Brazilian dumpy frogs) is a small genus of microhylid frogs. It is endemic to the Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil. Molecular phylogeny suggests that it is sister taxon to the clade containing Dasypops and Myersiella.

Stereocyclops
S. histrio
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Gastrophryninae
Genus: Stereocyclops
Cope, 1870
Type species
Stereocyclops incrassatus
Cope, 1870 "1869"
Species

4, see text.

Synonyms

Emydops Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
Ribeirina Parker, 1934
Hyophryne Carvalho, 1954

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