Holoaden

Holoaden, the highland frogs, is a small genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. The species are endemic to south-eastern Brazil.

Taxonomy

Holoaden is the type genus of subfamily Holoadeninae that was erected in 2008 and placed in the newly erected family Strabomantidae. Prior to this, it had been placed in the genus Brachycephalidae.

Description

Holoaden grow to snout–vent length at most. Head is narrower than the body. Differentiated tympanic membrane and tympanic annulus are absent. Dorsum is highly glandular. Venter is areolate.

Species

There are four recognized species in this genus:Holoaden bradei Lutz, 1958Holoaden luederwaldti Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920Holoaden pholeter Pombal, Siqueira, Dorigo, Vrcibradic, and Rocha, 2008Holoaden suarezi Martins and Zaher, 2013