Megastomatohyla
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Megastomatohyla is a genus of the tree frog family(Hylidae). It occurs in central Mexico .
description
The genus Megastomatohyla was separated from the genus Hyla in 2005 after molecular biological investigations . It is mainly distinguished from other genera by various genetic differentiations. A possible morphological synapomorphism of the taxon is the greatly enlarged mouth area of the tadpoles , which contains 7 to 10 rows of upper lip and 10 to 11 rows of lower lip teeth.
Occurrence
The area in which the genus occurs includes the cloud and cloud forests of the Mexican states of Veracruz and Oaxaca .
Systematics
The genus Megastomatohyla was founded in 2005 by Faivovich et al. first described . The type species is Megastomatohyla mixe , it was originally described as Hyla mixe by William Edward Duellman in 1965. All 4 species currently included in the genus Megastomatohyla previously belonged to the genus Hyla .
As of August 10, 2019
- Megastomatohyla mixe (Duellman, 1965)
- Megastomatohyla mixomaculata (Taylor, 1950)
- Megastomatohyla nubicola (Duellman, 1964)
- Megastomatohyla pellita (Duellman, 1968)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Julián Faivovich, Célio FB Haddad, Paulo C. de 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. S 1-240, 2005
- ↑ Darrel R. Frost: Megastomatohyla . In: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0, American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998–2019, August 10, 2019
literature
- Julián Faivovich, Célio FB Haddad, Paulo C. de 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, pp. 103-104 PDF
Web links
- Darrel R. Frost: Megastomatohyla . In: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0, American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998–2019, August 10, 2019