Oreobates


Oreobates is a frog genus of in the family Craugastoridae. Most species were formerly in the genus Ischnocnema, but were moved to this revalidated genus following a 2006 revision. Its sister taxon is Lynchius.
These frogs are found in the lower slopes of the Andes into the upper Amazon Basin from Colombia south to northern Argentina and east into western Brazil.

Description

Oreobates are small to medium-sized frogs with males measuring and females in snout–vent length. They are generally brownish in colour. Body is robust with a short snout. The toes lack discs and fingers have reduced or absent discs; there is no webbing.
Oreobates lay terrestrial eggs that undergo direct development.

Species

There are 25 Oreobates species: