
Synapturanus
Synapturanus is a genus of microhylid frogs. They are found in northern South America. Common name disc frogs has been coined for the genus. Because of their fossorial life style, their natural history is poorly known.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species

Zombie Frog
speciesSynapturanus zombie

Synapturanus mirandaribeiroi
speciesSynapturanus mirandaribeiroi

Synapturanus rabus
speciesSynapturanus rabus

Synapturanus ajuricaba
speciesSynapturanus ajuricaba

Timbo Disc Frog
speciesSynapturanus salseri

Synapturanus mesomorphus
speciesSynapturanus mesomorphus

Synapturanus latebrosus
speciesSynapturanus latebrosus

Synapturanus sacratus
speciesSynapturanus sacratus
Synapturanus artifex
speciesSynapturanus artifex

Tapir Frog
speciesSynapturanus danta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 24906.