Abstract

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS As was explained in the Introduction, the purpose of these «Additional notes» is to present the new information that has appeared since the publication of the Monograph «Amphibians of Argentina» (CEI, 1980a). These notes update the systematics of Argentine amphibians and briefly describe the new species that have been reported. In this analysis several genera stand out as poorly known and consequently probably subject to future changes in nomenclature. The most obvious examples of this are Elachistocleis, Alsodes, Telmatobius, Leptodactylus, Physalaemus, Odontophrynus and the supergenus Hyla. Other genera that may be suject to lesser modifications are Bufo, Melanophryniscus, Ceratophrys, Lepidobatrachus, Pleurodema, Pseudopaludicola, Atelognathus, Batrachyla, Pseudis, Gastrotheca or Phyllomedusa. Some of the monotypic or relictual genera such as Dermatonotus, Rhinoderma, Chacophrys, Crossodactylus, Somuncuria, Hylorina, Eupsophus, Limnomedusa, Argenteohyla, Osteocephalus, Phrynohya...

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