Canebrake tree frogs

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Canebrake tree frogs
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Aplastodiscus callipygius
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Aplastodiscus
, 1950
Species

16, see text.

The canebrake tree frogs comprise the frog genus Aplastodiscus in the family Hylidae, and are found in southern Brazil and Argentina. This genus contained only two species until recently, when a major revision of the Hylidae moved an additional 12 species to this genus from the genus Hyla.[1]

Species[]

There are currently 16 described species Aplastodiscus:

References[]

  1. ^ Paulo D. P. Pinheiro, Tiago L. Pezzuti, Bianca v. M. Berneck, Mariana L. Lyra, Raphael C. L. Lima and Felipe S. F. Leite. 2021. A New Cryptic Species of the Aplastodiscus albosignatus Group (Anura: Hylidae). SALAMANDRA. 57(1); 27-43.


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