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''Adenomera'' is a genus of leptodactylid
frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...
s, sometimes known as tropical bullfrogs, found in South America east of the
Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
. The genus was until recently considered a synonym of ''
Leptodactylus ''Leptodactylus'' is a genus of leptodactylid frogs. It includes the species commonly called ditch frogs or white-lipped frogs. It is very similar to ''Physalaemus'', a close relative, and indeed the 2005 described ''Leptodactylus lauramiriamae' ...
''.


Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Adenomera'':


References

Leptodactylinae Amphibian genera Taxa named by Franz Steindachner {{Leptodactylidae-stub