Lysapsus

Lysapsus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in South America east of the Andes. Their common name is harlequin frogs.^[1]

Lysapsus
Lysapsus limellum
Scientific classification
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)

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.^[2]

Species

There are four species:^[1][3]

• 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.^[4]