Bryophryne
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Bryophryne is a genus of strabomantid
Strabomantidae
Strabomantidae is a family of frogs which are native to South America. These frogs lack a free-living larval stage and hatch directly into miniature "froglets".-Systematics:Holoadeninae*Barycholos*Bryophryne*Euparkerella*Holoaden...

 frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

s. These frogs are found in southeastern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

, in the political Regions of Cusco
Cusco Region
Cusco is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north; the Madre de Dios and Puno regions on the east; the Arequipa Region on the south; and the Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín regions on the west...

 and Puno
Puno Region
Puno is a region in southeastern Peru. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the Madre de Dios Region on the north, the Cusco and Arequipa regions on the west, the Moquegua Region on the southwest, and the Tacna Region on the south...

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Species

  • Bryophryne abramalagae Lehr and Catenazzi, 2010
  • Bryophryne bustamantei (Chaparro, De la Riva, Padial, Ochoa & Lehr, 2007)
  • Bryophryne cophites
    Phrynopus cophites
    Phrynopus cophites is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.It is threatened by habitat loss....

    (Lynch, 1975)
  • Bryophryne flammiventris Lehr and Catenazzi, 2010
  • Bryophryne gymnotis Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009
  • Bryophryne hanssaueri Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009
  • Bryophryne nubilosus Lehr and Catenazzi, 2008
  • Bryophryne zonalis Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009
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