Hylidae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
Tree frogs
These are the tree frogs, a wide-spread family especially well represented in the New World. Hylids range from small to large in size and usually have distinct adhesive toe discs that contain a cartilage offsetting the terminal phalanx (the intercalary cartilage), which may aid in climbing. Many reproductive modes are found in this family. Hylidae is one of the largest families of anurans with 49 genera and over 800 species recognized. It now includes two genera, Lysapsus and Pseudis, that have been placed in a separate family Pseudidae by some authors. Until recently the Hylidae were partitioned into 4 subfamilies, but a major revisionary study by Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell and Wheeler (2005) (Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.) removed all species of the subfamily Hemiphractinae (Cryptobatrachus, Flectonotus, Gastrotheca, Hemiphractus, and Stefania) from the Hylidae and placed them tentatively in the Leptodactylidae. The currently recognized subfamilies are:
- Pelodryadinae (Australian/Papua New Guinean treefrogs). Contains the curious Cyclorana platycephala (known as the Water holding Frog) which is found by the Aboriginies and squeezed for the water in its bladder. Represented by 160+ species in 3 genera (Cyclorana, Litoria, and Nyctimystes)
- Phyllomedusinae (highly arboreal leaf frogs). Comprised of 7 genera (Agalychnis,Cruziohyla, Hylomantis, Pachymedusa, Phasmahyla, Phrynomedusa, and Phyllomedusa) distributed in from Mexico through Central and South America. Two famous members of this group are the Waxy-Monkey Treefrog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) which is adapted for arid regions, and the Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas). They tend to lay eggs on plants and have their larvae fall into water, but some breed in tree/log cavities.
- Hylinae. The subfamily with the widest distribution (North, Central, and South America, Eurasia and North Africa). The recent revision of this subfamily by Faivovich et al. (2005) recognizes 4 tribes and 45 genera, many newly named. There are nearly 200 species. Only the genus Hyla is found outside of the New World. Frogs in this large clade have claw-shaped terminal phalanges (also convergent with some Hyperoliids).
Hyla gratiosa
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Genus Acris (2 species)
Acris crepitans species account photos range maps no sounds Acris gryllus species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Agalychnis (6 species)
Agalychnis annae species account photos no range maps no sounds Agalychnis callidryas species account photos no range maps no sounds Agalychnis litodryas no species account photos no range maps no sounds Agalychnis moreletii no species account photos no range maps no sounds Agalychnis saltator species account photos no range maps no sounds Agalychnis spurrelli species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Anotheca (1 species)
Anotheca spinosa species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Aparasphenodon (3 species)
Aparasphenodon bokermanni no species account photos no range maps no sounds Aparasphenodon brunoi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aparasphenodon venezolanus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Aplastodiscus (15 species)
Aplastodiscus albofrenatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus albosignatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus arildae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus callipygius no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus cavicola no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus cochranae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus ehrhardti no species account photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus eugenioi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus flumineus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus ibirapitanga no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus leucopygius no species account photos no range maps sounds Aplastodiscus musicus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus perviridis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus sibilatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aplastodiscus weygoldti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Argenteohyla (1 species)
Argenteohyla siemersi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Bokermannohyla (27 species)
Bokermannohyla ahenea no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla alvarengai no species account photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla astartea no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla caramaschii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla carvalhoi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla circumdata no species account photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla claresignata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla clepsydra no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla diamantina no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla feioi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla gouveai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla hylax no species account photos no range maps sounds Bokermannohyla ibitiguara no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla ibitipoca no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla itapoty no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla izecksohni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla langei no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla lucianae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla luctuosa no species account photos no range maps sounds Bokermannohyla martinsi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla nanuzae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla oxente no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla pseudopseudis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla ravida no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla saxicola no species account photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla sazimai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Bokermannohyla vulcaniae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Bromeliohyla (2 species)
Bromeliohyla bromeliacia no species account photos no range maps no sounds Bromeliohyla dendroscarta no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Charadrahyla (5 species)
Charadrahyla altipotens no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Charadrahyla chaneque no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Charadrahyla nephila no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Charadrahyla taeniopus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Charadrahyla trux species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Corythomantis (1 species)
Corythomantis greeningi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Cruziohyla (2 species)
Cruziohyla calcarifer species account photos no range maps no sounds Cruziohyla craspedopus no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Cyclorana (13 species)
Cyclorana alboguttata species account photos range maps sounds Cyclorana australis species account no photos range maps no sounds Cyclorana brevipes species account photos range maps sounds Cyclorana cryptotis species account no photos range maps no sounds Cyclorana cultripes species account no photos range maps no sounds Cyclorana longipes species account no photos range maps no sounds Cyclorana maculosa species account no photos range maps no sounds Cyclorana maini species account no photos range maps no sounds Cyclorana manya species account no photos range maps no sounds Cyclorana novaehollandiae species account photos range maps sounds Cyclorana platycephala species account no photos range maps no sounds Cyclorana vagitus species account no photos range maps no sounds Cyclorana verrucosa species account no photos range maps sounds
Genus Dendropsophus (93 species)
Dendropsophus acreanus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus allenorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus amicorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus anataliasiasi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus anceps no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus aperomeus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus araguaya no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus battersbyi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus berthalutzae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus bifurcus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus bipunctatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus bogerti no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus bokermanni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus branneri no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus brevifrons species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus cachimbo no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus carnifex no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus cerradensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus coffeus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus columbianus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus cruzi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus decipiens no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus delarivai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus dutrai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus ebraccatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus elegans no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus elianeae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus garagoensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus gaucheri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus giesleri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus grandisonae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus gryllatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus haddadi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus haraldschultzi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus imitator no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus inframaculata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus jimi no species account photos no range maps sounds Dendropsophus joannae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus juliani no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus koechlini no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus labialis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus leali no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus leucophyllatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus limai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus luteoocellatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus marmoratus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus mathiassoni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus melanargyreus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus meridensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus meridianus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus microcephalus species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus microps no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus minimus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus minusculus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus minutus species account photos no range maps sounds Dendropsophus miyatai no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus nahdereri no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus nanus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus novaisi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus oliveirai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus padreluna no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus parviceps no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus pauiniensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus pelidna no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus phlebodes no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus praestans no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus pseudomeridianus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus rhea no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus rhodopeplus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus riveroi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus robertmertensi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus rossalleni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus rubicundulus no species account photos no range maps sounds Dendropsophus ruschii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus sanborni no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus sarayacuensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus sartori no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus schubarti no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus seniculus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus soaresi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus stingi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus studerae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus subocularis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus timbeba no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus tintinnabulum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus triangulum no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus tritaeniatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus virolinensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus walfordi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus warreni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus werneri species account photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus xapuriensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Dendropsophus yaracuyanus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Duellmanohyla (8 species)
Duellmanohyla chamulae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Duellmanohyla ignicolor no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Duellmanohyla lythrodes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Duellmanohyla rufioculis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Duellmanohyla salvavida no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Duellmanohyla schmidtorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Duellmanohyla soralia no species account photos no range maps no sounds Duellmanohyla uranochroa species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Ecnomiohyla (10 species)
Ecnomiohyla echinata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Ecnomiohyla fimbrimembra species account no photos no range maps no sounds Ecnomiohyla miliaria species account photos no range maps no sounds Ecnomiohyla minera no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Ecnomiohyla miotympanum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Ecnomiohyla phantasmagoria no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Ecnomiohyla salvaje no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Ecnomiohyla thysanota no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Ecnomiohyla tuberculosus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Ecnomiohyla valencifer no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Exerodonta (11 species)
Exerodonta abdivita species account no photos no range maps no sounds Exerodonta bivocata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Exerodonta catracha no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Exerodonta chimalapa no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Exerodonta juanitae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Exerodonta melanomma no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Exerodonta perkinsi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Exerodonta pinorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Exerodonta smaragdina no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Exerodonta sumichrasti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Exerodonta xera no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Hyla (34 species)
Hyla andersonii species account photos range maps no sounds Hyla annectans no species account no photos range maps no sounds Hyla arborea species account photos range maps sounds Hyla arboricola no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyla arenicolor species account photos range maps no sounds Hyla avivoca species account photos range maps no sounds Hyla bocourti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyla chinensis no species account photos range maps no sounds Hyla chrysoscelis species account photos range maps no sounds Hyla cinerea species account photos range maps no sounds Hyla euphorbiacea no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyla eximia species account no photos range maps sounds