Tlalocohyla

Tlalocohyla picta

Tlalocohyla is a genus of the family of tree frogs ( Hylidae ).

Description

The genus is defined by different genetic characteristics. There is as yet no morphological synapomorphy of the taxon known.

Occurrence

The area in which the species occurs which includes tropical lowlands from Mexico to Costa Rica.

System

The genus was Tlalocohyla 2005 Faivovich et al. first described. The name derives from the deity Tlaloc.

  • Tlalocohyla godmani ( Günther, 1901)
  • Tlalocohyla loquax ( Gaige and Stuart, 1934)
  • Tlalocohyla picta ( Günther, 1901)
  • Tlalocohyla smithii ( Boulenger, 1902)

Documents

  • Faivovich, J., CFB Haddad, PC d A. Garcia, DR Frost, JA Campbell, WC Wheeler: Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: a phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 2005, 294, pp. 1-240 online
  • Tlalocohyla. In: Frost, Darrel R. Amphibian Species of the World 2013: . To Online Reference. Version 5.6 (January 9, 2013). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. accessed on September 19, 2013
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