Phyllomedusinae
Phyllomedusa venusta
The gripping frogs ( Phyllomedusinae ), also called maki frogs ( in the broader sense ) are a subfamily of anurans from the family of tree frogs ( Hylidae ). They come in Central and South America between Mexico to the north and Argentina to the south before and are strong on a climbing way of life in vegetation, specially adapted in treetops. So they can first finger and the first (inner ) toe facing each other's limbs and use hands and feet in this way reach.
It often is particularly long-limbed, very skinny -looking tree frogs with some striking large adhesive discs on the ends of limbs and garishly - colored pattern on sides. Unlike other tree frogs have their eyes on vertical slit pupils. Some species lay their spawning onto plants, fall from where the hatched tadpoles into the water.
System
A distinction is made in the subfamily currently seven genera with about 60 species. The most species-rich genus form the maki frogs (ins ) ( Phyllomedusa ).
- Genus Agalychnis Cope, 1864 - Red-eyed tree frogs (eg: Agalychnis callidryas)
- Genus Cruziohyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell & Wheeler, 2005
- Genus Hylomantis Peters, 1873
- Genus Pachymedusa Duellman, 1968
- Genus Phasmahyla Cruz, 1991
- Genus Phrynomedusa Miranda - Ribeiro, 1923
- Genus Phyllomedusa Wagler, 1830 - maki frogs (ins )