Genus Ascaphus (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Ascaphus primarily contains two known species of tailed frogs.
- Genus Ascaphus, often found in the northern Pacific coastal regions of North America, consists of only two known species.
- Based on some classifications, the genus Ascaphus could be a part of the family Leiopelmatidae.
- The tailed frogs classified under the genus Ascaphus have distinctive tails as adults.
- Some researchers agree to place the genus Ascaphus as the type genus of the Ascaphidae family.