Scarthyla

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Scarthyla
Scarthyla vigilans male.jpg
Male Scarthyla vigilans
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Scarthyla
 [fr] and de Sá, 1988
Type species
Scarthyla ostinodactyla
Duellman and de Sá, 1988
Species

2 species (see text)

Scarthyla is a genus of tree frogs, the family Hylidae.[1][2][3] They are found in the upper Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil and northward through Colombia and Venezuela to the Caribbean lowlands. They are sometimes known as Madre de Dios treefrogs and South American aquatic treefrogs.[1] They are semiaquatic.[3]

Species[]

The genus contains two species:[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Scarthyla Duellman and de Sá, 1988". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Duellman, William E.; Marion, Angela B. & Hedges, S. Blair (2016). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae)". Zootaxa. 4104 (1): 1–109. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4104.1.1. PMID 27394762.


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