Aparasphenodon
| Aparasphenodon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Aparasphenodon Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 |
| Species | |
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Aparasphenodon is a genus of frogs in the Hylidae family, and are found southeastern Brazil, the Orinoco Basin, Venezuela and Colombia. These are tree-dwelling species usually hiding in the cisterns of epiphytic bromeliads. The top of the head carries a bony plate which is fused with the skin.
Species
The genus is composed of three species:
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Aparasphenodon arapapa Pimenta, Napoli & Haddad, 2009 | |
| Aparasphenodon bokermanni Pombal, 1993 | Bokermann's casque-headed frog |
| Aparasphenodon brunoi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 | Bruno's casque-headed frog |
| Aparasphenodon pomba Assis, Santana, Silva, Quintela, and Feio, 2013 | |
| Aparasphenodon venezolanus (Mertens, 1950) | Venezuela casque-headed frog |
References
- Trueb, L. (1970b): The evolutionary relationships of casque-headed treefrogs with co-ossified skulls (family Hylidae). - Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist. 18, pp. [547-716]
External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Aparasphenodon. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 24, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Aparasphenodon. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 24, 2008).
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Aparasphenodon at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Aparasphenodon at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 24, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Aparasphenodon at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm