''Flectonotus'' is a genus of

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s of the family

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. They are found on the

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of northeastern Colombia and adjacent Venezuela as well as in Trinidad and Tobago.

Taxonomy

The genus has been considered to include '' Fritziana'', but the latter genus was recognized again in 2011. The former ''Flectonotus'' consisted of two geographically disjunctive components, one from northern South America (=''Flectonotus'', as understood today) and the other from southeastern Brazil (now ''Fritziana''). The distinctiveness of these taxa is now well established and based on both molecular, behavioural, and morphological characters.

Species

There are two ''Flectonotus'' species: * '' Flectonotus fitzgeraldi'' (Parker, 1934) * '' Flectonotus pygmaeus'' (Boettger, 1893)

References

Hemiphractidae Amphibian genera Taxa named by Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro {{Hemiphractidae-stub