Megastomatohyla

Megastomatohyla is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. They are endemic to the cloud forest of central Veracruz and Oaxaca, Mexico.[2]

Megastomatohyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Megastomatohyla
Faivovich et al., 2005[1]
Species

4 species (see text)

This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae. The four species in this genus were previously placed in the genus Hyla.[1]

Species

The genus contains four recognized species:[2][3]

Binomial name and authorCommon name
M. mixe (Duellman, 1965)Mixe tree frog
M. mixomaculata (Taylor, 1950)variegated tree frog
M. nubicola (Duellman, 1964)cloud forest tree frog
M. pellita (Duellman, 1968)Oaxacan yellow tree frog
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References
  1. Faivovich, Julián; Haddad, Célio F.B.; Garcia, Paulo C.A.; Frost, Darrel R.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Wheeler, Ward 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. 294: 1–240. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)294[0001:SROTFF]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/462.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Megastomatohyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.


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