Hylinae
Hylinae is the largest subfamily of the family Hylidae, the "tree frogs".[1] It contains nearly 700 species in 41 genera. They are generally found in North and South America, Europe, temperate Asia, and Africa north of the Sahara.[2][3]
| Hylinae | |
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| Hyla arborea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Type genus | |
| Hylaria Rafinesque, 1814 | |
| Genera | |
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Small-eared Treefrog, (Rheohyla miotympanum), Municipality of Tula, Tamaulipas, Mexico (16 September 2009).
Selected Genera
The following genera are recognized in the subfamily Hylinae:[3]
- Atlantihyla – Argentinian frogs
- Bromeliohyla - bromeliad treefrogs
- Charadrahyla - ravine treefrogs
- Dryophytes - Ameroasian treefrogs
- Duellmanohyla – brook frogs
- Ecnomiohyla - fringe-limbed treefrogs
- Exerodonta - Highlands treefrogs
- Hyla – common tree frogs
- Isthmohyla
- Megastomatohyla - large-mouthed treefrogs
- Plectrohyla – spike-thumb frogs
- Ptychohyla – stream frogs
- Quilticohyla
- Rheohyla - small-eared treefrog
- Sarcohyla
- Smilisca – burrowing frogs
- Tlalocohyla - Middle American yellow-bellied treefrogs
- Triprion – shovel-headed tree frogs
References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- Britannica.com
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hylinae Rafinesque, 1815". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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