Bromeliohyla
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Bromeliohyla is a genus of the tree frog family(Hylidae).
description
The genus is defined by various genetic characteristics. Other possible synapomorphies are the reproductive behavior, with the eggs being deposited in pools of water in bromeliads , as well as the dorsoventrally flattened body and the elongated tail of the tadpoles .
Occurrence
The area in which the genus occurs includes the tropical southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras.
Systematics
The genus Bromeliohyla was introduced in 2005 by Faivovich et al. first described . It is named after the bromeliads in which the animals lay their eggs. The species of this genus were previously united in the tree frog genus Hyla .
There are currently 3 types described.
As of August 9, 2019
- Bromeliohyla bromeliacia (Schmidt, 1933)
- Bromeliohyla dendroscarta (Taylor, 1940)
- Bromeliohyla melacaena (McCranie & Castañeda, 2006)
Individual evidence
- ^ Julián Faivovich, Célio FB Haddad, Paulo C. d. A. Garcia, Darrel R. Frost, Jonathan A. Campbell, Ward C. Wheeler: Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: a phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 294, pp. 1-240, 2005 online
- ↑ Darrel R. Frost: Bromeliohyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. Electronic Database accessible at American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998-2019, accessed August 9, 2019.
literature
- Julián Faivovich, Célio FB Haddad, Paulo C. d. A. Garcia, Darrel R. Frost, Jonathan A. Campbell, Ward C. Wheeler: Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: a phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 294, pp. 1-240, 2005 online
Web links
- Darrel R. Frost: Bromeliohyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. Electronic Database accessible at American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998-2019, accessed August 9, 2019.