Bromeliohyla

Bromeliohyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Bromeliohyla
Faivovich et al., 2005[1]
Type species
Hyla bromeliacia
Schmidt, 1933
Diversity
2 species (see text)

Bromeliohyla, sometimes known as the bromeliad treefrogs, is a genus of frogs in the Hylidae family.[2] This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae family. The two species in this genus were previously placed in the Hyla genus.[1] They are found in tropical southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and northern Honduras.[2]

Species

The genus contains two species:[2][3]

Binomial name and author Common name
Bromeliohyla bromeliacia (Schmidt, 1933) Bromeliad tree frog
Bromeliohyla dendroscarta (Taylor, 1940) Greater bromeliad tree frog

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Julián Faivovich, Célio F.B. Haddad, Paulo C.A. Garcia, Darrel R. Frost, Jonathan A. Campbell, & Ward C. Wheeler (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. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)294[0001:SROTFF]2.0.CO;2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bromeliohyla 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 26 January 2015.
  3. "Bromeliohyla". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.