Tlalocohyla

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Tlalocohyla
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Tlalocohyla loquax
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Tlalocohyla
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Species

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Tlalocohyla is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae,[2][3] also known as rain treefrogs or Middle American yellow-bellied treefrogs. They occur in Middle America between Mexico and Costa Rica.[2] This genus was created in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae. The four species in this genus were previously placed in the genus Hyla.[1]

Species[]

There are four recognized species:[2][3]

Binomial name and author Common name
T. godmani (Günther, 1901) Godman's tree frog
T. loquax (Gaige and Stuart, 1934) mahogany tree frog
T. picta (Günther, 1901) painted tree frog
T. smithii (Boulenger, 1902) dwarf Mexican tree frog

References[]

  1. ^ a b Faivovich, Julián; Haddad, Célio F.B.; Garcia, Paulo C.A.; Frost, Darrel R.; Campbell, Jonathan A. & Wheeler, Ward C. (2005). "Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 294: 1–240. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.470.2967. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)294[0001:SROTFF]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/462.
  2. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Tlalocohyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

External links[]

  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: Tlalocohyla. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.



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