''Bahius'' is a genus of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It contains a single species, ''Bahius bilineatus''. It was long classified in the genus '' Eleutherodactylus'' in the family Eleuthrodactylidae, until later studies found it to form a

clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...

with '' Noblella'' and ''

Barycholos ''Barycholos'', common name Chimbo frogs, is a genus of small frogs in the family Strabomantidae found in south-eastern Brazil and tropical lowland Ecuador. The name ''Barycholos'', from the Greek ' ("savage"), is in honor of herpetologist Jay M. ...

'' within

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Holoadeninae The Strabomantidae are a family of frogs native to South America. These frogs lack a free-living larval stage and hatch directly into miniature "froglets". This family includes ''Pristimantis'', the most speciose genus of any vertebrate. Sys ...

. Due to this, it was reclassified to the monotypic genus ''Bahius''. It is endemic to the Bahia state in eastern Brazil. Its natural habitat is lowland moist forest, but it also occurs in cocoa plantations. With trees around, it accepts habitat alteration. It has been found in leaf litter and in

bromeliad The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...

s. It can be threatened by habitat loss.

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Strabomantidae Endemic fauna of Brazil Amphibians of Brazil Amphibians described in 1975 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Monotypic amphibian genera Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Strabomantidae-stub