Engystomops is a genus of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae.[1] They are known commonly as foam frogs[1] or túngara frogs,[2] though the latter name most commonly refers to Engystomops pustulosus. They are native to the Americas from southern Mexico south to the Amazon Basin.[1][2]
This genus was maintained on its own until 1970, when it was merged into Physalaemus, a genus of similar frogs. As studies progressed, there was increasing evidence that Physalaemus was not a monophyletic group; it was made up of several groups. One of those groups consisted of several frogs more closely related to each other than to the rest of the Physalaemus, and they were represented by P. pustulosus, now Engystomops pustulosus. This group was split off in 2005 on the basis of characters such as basic morphology and vocalizations, as well as allozyme and other genetic analysis. The group was given the revalidated name Engystomops. It included two newly described species.[3]
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^ abRomero-Carvajal, Andrés; Sáenz-Ponce, Natalia; Venegas-Ferrín, Michael; Almeida-Reinoso, Diego; Lee, Chanjae; Bond, Jennifer; Ryan, Michael J.; Wallingford, John B. & del Pino, Eugenia M. (2009). "Embryogenesis and laboratory maintenance of the foam-nesting túngara frogs, genus Engystomops (= Physalaemus)". Developmental Dynamics. 238 (6): 1444–54. doi:10.1002/dvdy.21952. PMC 2934778. PMID 19384855.
^Nascimiento, L. B.; Caramaschi, U. & Cruz, C. A. G. (2005). "Taxonomic review of the species groups of the genus Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826 with revalidation of the genera Engystomops Jiménez de la Espada, 1872 and Eupemphix Steindachner, 1863 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylae)" (PDF). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 63 (2): 297–320.
species in this genus: Engystomops coloradorum (Cannatella and Duellman, 1984) Engystomops freibergi (Donoso-Barros, 1969) Engystomops guayaco (Ron, Coloma...
led to the behavioral isolation and speciation of the túngara frog (Engystomops petersi). From genetic and mating call analysis and, researchers were...
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"Engystomops guayaco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T61833A98656776. Retrieved 19 December 2022. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Engystomops...
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Family Leiuperidae - sometimes in Leptodactylidae Genus Edalorhina Genus Engystomops Genus Physalaemus Genus Pleurodema Genus Pseudopaludicola Family Leptodactylidae...
subfamily. The five genera are: Edalorhina Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 Engystomops Jiménez de la Espada, 1872 Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826 Pleurodema Tschudi...
Frog song also plays a prominent role in courtship. In túngara frogs (Engystomops pustulosus), male frogs increase the complexity of their calls, adding...
vent tube is a common trait for the clade consisting of Edalorhina, Engystomops, and Physalaemus. Within the clade, Edalorhina is unique for having two...
membrane nor a free flagellum. The primary host is the túngara frog (Engystomops pustulosus), which inhabits southern Mexico, northern South America and...
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