''Physalaemus'' is a large 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. These frogs, sometimes known as dwarf frogs or foam frogs, are found in

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. It is very similar to ''

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' ...

'', a close relative, and indeed the recently described ''

Leptodactylus lauramiriamae ''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 ...

'' is in some aspects intermediate between them. (2005): ''Leptodactylus lauramiriamae'', a distinctive new species of frog (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Rondônia, Brazil. ''Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington'' 118(3): 590–595. DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118 90:LLADNS.0.CO;
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Species

There are 50 or 49 species (AmphibiaWeb lists ''

Physalaemus nattereri ''Physalaemus nattereri'' (common name: Cuyaba dwarf frog) is a frog native to central and southeastern Brazil and eastern Bolivia and Paraguay. It inhabits savanna and Cerrado regions, always near permanent or temporary water bodies such as pond ...

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References

Leptodactylidae Amphibians of South America Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger Amphibian genera {{Leptodactylidae-stub