Hyla
European tree frog ( Hyla arborea )
The actual tree frogs (Hyla ) are a new and altweltlich widespread species of anurans from the family of tree frogs in the broader sense ( Hylidae ). The focus of the distribution is located in South and North America. In contrast, the genus in Africa south of the Sahara is missing - there are instead similar to the living reed frogs ( Hyperoliidae ) and both row frogs ( Rhacophoridae ) ago.
The representatives of the genus Hyla have morphological characteristics such as a toothed upper jaw, webbed rear toe, a free-moving, long tongue, and especially pressure washers to the ends of limbs that enable them to climb.
After a comprehensive review of the systematics and taxonomy of the Hylidae family in 2005, formerly of over 300 species, only about 35 remained in the genus Hyla.
Species
- Hyla andersonii Baird, 1854 - Anderson tree frog
- Hyla annectans ( Jerdon, 1870) - Chinese tree frog
- Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758 ) - European tree frog
- Hyla arboricola
- Hyla arenicolor
- Hyla avivoca
- Hyla bocourti
- Hyla chinensis
- Hyla chrysoscelis
- Hyla cinerea (Schneider, 1799) - Green Treefrog
- Hyla euphorbiacea
- Hyla eximia
- Hyla felix arabica
- Hyla femoralis
- Hyla gratiosa
- Hyla hallowellii
- Hyla heinzsteinitzi Grach, Plesser & Werner, 2007
- Hyla immaculate
- Hyla intermedia Boulenger, 1882 - Italian tree frog
- Hyla japonica Günther, 1859 (1858) - Japanese Tree Frog
- Hyla melacaena
- Hyla Mølleri Bedriaga, 1890 - Portuguese frog
- Hyla orientalis
- Hyla plicata
- Hyla sanchiangensis
- Hyla sarda ( Betta, 1853) - Tyrrhenian tree frog
- Hyla savignyi Audouin, 1827 - small Asian tree frog
- Hyla simplex
- Hyla squirella Bosc in Daudin, 1800 - Squirrel Tree Frog
- Hyla suweonensis
- Hyla tsinlingensis
- Hyla ussuriensis
- Hyla walkeri
- Hyla wrightorum
- Hyla zhaopingensis
Treefrog
Mediterranean Tree Frog, calling
Etymology
With the scientific name Hyla Laurenti, the describer was referring to Hylas (Greek Ύλας ), a figure from Greek mythology. Hylas was a companion of Heracles. After the disappearance of Hylas and the vain search for him Heracles erected a shrine, whose priests " Hyla, Hyla, Hyla! " (ie, the vocative ) called. According to Laurenti is therefore Hyla ( now feminine ) were, the priestess of her own name.