Lysapsus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in South America east of the Andes. Their common name is harlequin frogs. Many frogs in Lysapsus have a paradoxical life cycle. They are most massive when they are older tadpoles and slightly smaller when they are adult frogs. Species There are four species: Lysapsus bolivianus (Gallardo, 1961) Lysapsus caraya (Gallardo, 1964) Lysapsus laevis (Parker, 1935) Lysapsus limellum (Cope, 1862) The status of Lysapsus bolivianus is unclear; it might be a subspecies of Lysapsus limellum. References Hylidae Amphibians of South America Amphibian genera Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope