Hypopachus

Hypopachus
	Mexican narrow-mouthed toad (Hypopachus variolosus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Gastrophryninae
Genus:	Hypopachus; Keferstein, 1867
Diversity
	4 species

Hypopachus is a genus of microhylid frogs (common name: sheep frogs) found in the Americas between Costa Rica and the southern United States.[1] They can bury themselves under the ground or moss. Its name means ‘somewhat thick’, referring to its tough skin.[2]

Species

The four species are:[1]

Hypopachus barberi Schmidt, 1939 – Barber's sheep frog
Hypopachus pictiventris (Cope, 1886)
Hypopachus ustus (Cope, 1866)
Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866) – sheep frog

References

Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hypopachus Keferstein, 1867". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
Lee, Julian C. (1996). The amphibians and reptiles of the Yucatán Peninsula. Comstock. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-8014-2450-2. Hypopachus is from the Greek hypo, meaning "under", "beneath", or "less than usual" and pachys, "thick".

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[frost-1] Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hypopachus Keferstein, 1867". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

[2] Lee, Julian C. (1996). The amphibians and reptiles of the Yucatán Peninsula. Comstock. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-8014-2450-2. Hypopachus is from the Greek hypo, meaning "under", "beneath", or "less than usual" and pachys, "thick".