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Sheep Frogs
Hypopachus
Hypopachus is a genus of microhylid frogs (common name: sheep frogs) found in the Americas between Costa Rica and the southern United States. They can bury themselves under the ground or moss. Its name means ‘somewhat thick’, referring to its tough skin.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Sheep Frog
speciesHypopachus variolosus
Two-spaded Narrow-mouthed Toad
speciesHypopachus ustus
Southern Narrow-mouthed Toad
speciesHypopachus pictiventris
Lenca Sheep Frog
speciesHypopachus guancasco
Montane Sheep Frog
speciesHypopachus barberi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 25184.