Zachaenus

Zachaenus is a genus of frogs in the family Cycloramphidae. There are two species that both are endemic to southeastern Brazil.^[1][2] Common name bug-eyed frogs has been coined for the genus.^[1]

Zachaenus
Zachaenus parvulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Cycloramphidae
Genus:	Zachaenus Cope, 1866
Type species
Cystignathus parvulus Girard, 1853
Synonyms
Oocormus Boulenger, 1905

Ecology

Zachaenus are leaf-litter inhabitants of the Atlantic rainforest of southeastern Brazil.^[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[1][2]

• Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983
• Zachaenus parvulus (Girard, 1853)