Phyllodytes
| Phyllodytes | |
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| Phyllodytes luteolus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Phyllodytes Wagler, 1830 |
| Species | |
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Phyllodytes is a genus of frogs (heart-tongued 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.
Species
This genus includes 12 species:
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Phyllodytes acuminatus Bokermann, 1966 | Alagoas heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes auratus (Boulenger, 1917) | El Tucuche golden tree frog |
| Phyllodytes brevirostris Peixoto & Cruz, 1988 | Alhandra heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes edelmoi Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003 | |
| Phyllodytes gyrinaethes Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003 | |
| Phyllodytes kautskyi Peixoto & Cruz, 1988 | Brazilian heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes luteolus (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) | yellow heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes maculosus Cruz, Feio & Cardoso, 2007 | |
| Phyllodytes melanomystax Caramaschi, da Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992 | Bahia heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes punctatus Caramaschi & Peixoto, 2004 | |
| Phyllodytes tuberculosus Bokermann, 1966 | Maracas heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes wuchereri (Peters, 1873) | |
References
- Caramaschi, U., Peixoto, O., Rodrigues, M.T. (2004): Revalidation and redescription of Phyllodytes wuchereri (Peters, 1873) (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) - Arq. Mus. Nac., Rio de Janeiro 62(2), pp. 185-191
External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Phyllodytes. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 25, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Phyllodytes. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 25, 2008).
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Phyllodytes at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Phyllodytes at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 25, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Phyllodytes at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm