Hypopachus

"Sheep frog" redirects here. For the frog in the genus Hamptophryne, see Amazon sheep frog.

Hypopachus is a genus of microhylid frogs (common name: sheep frogs) found in the Americas between Costa Rica and the southern United States.^[1] They can bury themselves under the ground or moss. Its name means ‘somewhat thick’, referring to its tough skin.^[2]

Hypopachus
Mexican narrow-mouthed toad (Hypopachus variolosus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Gastrophryninae
Genus:	Hypopachus Keferstein, 1867
Diversity
4 species

Species

The five species are:^[1]

• Hypopachus barberi Schmidt, 1939 – Barber's sheep frog
• Hypopachus guancasco Firneno, Itgen, Jacobs, Mcdaniels, Luque-Montes, Wilson, and Townsend, 2021 – Lenca sheep frog^[3]
• Hypopachus pictiventris (Cope, 1886)
• Hypopachus ustus (Cope, 1866)
• Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866) – sheep frog