Lynchius
| Lynchius | |
|---|---|
| Lynchius flavomaculatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Subfamily: | Holoadeninae |
| Genus: | Lynchius Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008 |
| Type species | |
| Phrynopus parkeri Lynch, 1975 | |
| Diversity | |
| 8 species (see text) | |
Lynchius is a genus of frogs in the family Strabomantidae. The name honours herpetologist John D. Lynch. The distribution of Lynchius is restricted to the Cordillera Oriental in southern Ecuador and Cordillera de Huancabamba in northern Peru.