| Barycholos | |
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| Barycholos ternetzi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Subfamily: | Holoadeninae |
| Genus: | Barycholos Heyer, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Leptodactylus pulcher Boulenger, 1898
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Barycholos, common name Chimbo frogs, is a genus of small frogs in the family Strabomantidae[1] found in south-eastern Brazil and tropical lowland Ecuador.[1][2] The name Barycholos, from the Greek βαρύχολος ("savage"), is in honor of herpetologist Jay M. Savage.[3]
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Barycholos Heyer, 1969". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E. & Heinicke, M. P. (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1737: 1–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1.
- ^ Heyer, W. Ronald (1969). "Studies on the genus Leptodactylus (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae) III. A redefinition of the genus Leptodactylus and a description of a new genus of leptodactylid frogs" (PDF). Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (155): 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-02-25.