- Megastomatohyla
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Megastomatohyla Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Hylidae Genus: Megastomatohyla
Faivovich et al., 2005Species See text.
Megastomatohyla is a genus of frogs in the Hylidae family. This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae family [1]. The four species in this genus were previously placed in the Hyla genus. They are endemic to the cloud forests of central Veracruz and Oaxaca, Mexico.
Species
Binomial Name and Author Common Name Megastomatohyla mixe (Duellman, 1965) Mixe Treefrog Megastomatohyla mixomaculata (Taylor, 1950) Variegated Treefrog Megastomatohyla nubicola (Duellman, 1964) Cloud Forest Treefrog Megastomatohyla pellita (Duellman, 1968) Oaxacan Yellow Treefrog 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. [1]
External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Megastomatohyla. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 22, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Megastomatohyla. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 22, 2008).
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