Trachycephalus
| Casque-headed tree frogs | |
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| Trachycephalus resinifictrix | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Trachycephalus Tschudi, 1838 |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phrynohyas Fitzinger, 1843 | |
Trachycephalus is a genus of frogs, the casque-headed tree frogs, in the Hylidae family. They are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. In a recent revision, the seven species of the genus Phrynohyas were included in this genus, and Phrynohyas is now considered a synonym of Trachycephalus.[1] These frogs inhabit the canopies of tropical rainforests, where they breed in tree cavities, and seldom, if ever, descend to the ground.
Species
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| T. atlas Bokermann, 1966 | Bokermann's casque-headed tree frog |
| T. coriaceus (Peters, 1867) | Surinam golden-eyed tree frog |
| T. dibernardoi Kwet and Solé, 2008 | |
| T. hadroceps (Duellman and Hoogmoed, 1992) | New River tree frog |
| T. imitatrix (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) | Rio golden-eyed tree frog |
| T. jordani (Stejneger and Test, 1891) | Jordan's casque-headed tree frog |
| T. lepidus (Pombal, Haddad, and Cruz, 2003) | |
| T. mambaiensis Cintra, Silva, Silva, Garcia and Zaher, 2009 | |
| T. mesophaeus (Hensel, 1867) | Porto Alegre golden-eyed tree frog |
| T. nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838 | black-spotted casque-headed tree frog |
| T. resinifictrix (Goeldi, 1907) | Mission golden-eyed tree frog or Amazon milk frog |
| T. venulosus (Laurenti, 1768) | veined tree frog |
References
- ↑ Faivovich, J.; Haddad, C.F.B.; Garcia, P.C.A.; Frost, D.R.; Campbell, J.A.; Wheeler, W.C., 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, Num. 294, pp.1-240. .
External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Trachycephalus. 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: Trachycephalus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 25, 2008).
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Trachycephalus at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Trachycephalus at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 25, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Trachycephalus at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm