title: Lysapsus
text: # Lysapsus
  
  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.
  
  