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Lysapsus
Lysapsus limellum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Tribe:	Dendropsophini
Genus:	Lysapsus Cope, 1862
Type species
Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1862
Diversity
4 species (see text)

Lysapsus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in South America east of the Andes. Their common name is harlequin frogs.

Many frogs in Lysapsus have a paradoxical life cycle. They are most massive when they are older tadpoles and slightly smaller when they are adult frogs.

Species

There are four species:

• Lysapsus bolivianus (Gallardo, 1961)
• Lysapsus caraya (Gallardo, 1964)
• Lysapsus laevis (Parker, 1935)
• Lysapsus limellum (Cope, 1862)

The status of Lysapsus bolivianus is unclear; it might be a subspecies of Lysapsus limellum.

References

1. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Lysapsus Cope, 1862". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
2. Emily Payne (February 24, 2018). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1982: Uruguay harlequin frog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
3. "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
4. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Lysapsus bolivianus (Gallardo, 1961)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

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