| Heart-tongued Frogs | |
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| Phyllodytes luteolus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Phyllodytes Brocchi, 1877 |
| Species | |
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Heart-tongued Frogs (Phyllodytes) is a genus of frogs in the Hylidae family, found in eastern Brazil (the species Phytotriades (=Phyllodytes) auratus from the island of Trinidad was previously considered a member of this genus). These are small arboreal frogs which live and breed exclusively on epiphytic bromeliad plants. They have serrated teeth and sharp fangs on their jaws.
This genus includes 12 species:
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Phyllodytes acuminatus Bokermann, 1966 | Alagoas Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes auratus (Boulenger, 1917) | El Tucuche Golden Tree Frog |
| Phyllodytes brevirostris Peixoto & Cruz, 1988 | Alhandra Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes edelmoi Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003 | |
| Phyllodytes gyrinaethes Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003 | |
| Phyllodytes kautskyi Peixoto & Cruz, 1988 | Brazilian Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes luteolus (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) | Yellow Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes maculosus Cruz, Feio & Cardoso, 2007 | |
| Phyllodytes melanomystax Caramaschi, da Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992 | Bahia Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes punctatus Caramaschi & Peixoto, 2004 | |
| Phyllodytes tuberculosus Bokermann, 1966 | Maracas Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes wuchereri (Peters, 1873) |