Hylodidae
The family Hylodidae is relatively new taxonomically. Members of this family occur in northwestern Brazil to southern Brazil and northern Argentina. One unusual member of this family, Hylodes asper, lives in noisy environments near waterfalls. Males call, but also communicate territoriality by foot-flagging (alternate slow waving of each rear foot high in the air; see species account for video).
Literature cited:
Grant, T., Frost, D. R., Caldwell, J. P., Gagliardo, R., Haddad, C. F. B., Kok, P. J. R., Means, D. B., Noonan, B. P., Schargel, W. E., and Wheeler, W. C. (2006). Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 299, 1-262.
Hylodes asper
Photo by Celio Haddad
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Genus Crossodactylus (11 species)
Crossodactylus aeneus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Crossodactylus bokermanni no species account photos no range maps no sounds Crossodactylus caramaschii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Crossodactylus cyclospinus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Crossodactylus dantei no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Crossodactylus dispar no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Crossodactylus gaudichaudii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Crossodactylus grandis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Crossodactylus lutzorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Crossodactylus schmidti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Crossodactylus trachystomus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Hylodes (24 species)
Hylodes amnicola species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes asper species account photos no range maps sounds Hylodes babax no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes cardosoi species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes charadranaetes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes dactylocinus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes fredi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes glaber no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes heyeri species account photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes lateristrigatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes magalhaesi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes meridionalis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes mertensi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes nasus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes ornatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes otavioi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes perere no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes perplicatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes phyllodes no species account photos no range maps sounds Hylodes pipilans no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes regius no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes sazimai species account photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes uai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hylodes vanzolinii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Megaelosia (7 species)
Megaelosia apuana no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Megaelosia bocainensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Megaelosia boticariana no species account photos no range maps no sounds Megaelosia goeldii no species account photos no range maps no sounds Megaelosia jordanensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Megaelosia lutzae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Megaelosia massarti no species account photos no range maps no sounds
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