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Bromeliohyla
''Bromeliohyla'', sometimes known as the bromeliad treefrogs, is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae. The original two species in this genus were previously placed in the genus ''Hyla''. They are found in tropical southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and northern Honduras. Species The genus contains three species: References Bromeliohyla, Hylinae Amphibian genera Amphibians of Central America Amphibians of North America Taxa named by Jonathan A. Campbell Taxa named by Darrel Frost {{Hylinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Bromeliad Tree Frog
The greater bromeliad tree frog (''Bromeliohyla dendroscarta'') is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to the mountains of central Veracruz and northern Oaxaca, Mexico. It has been observed between 450 and 1900 meters above sea level. Appearance The adult frog measures about 35 mm in snout-vent length. The skin on the dorsum can be yellow in color with small brown spots to green in color. The iris of the eye is gold in color. The ventrum is yellow in color. Tadpoles are cream in color with transparent stomachs. The tadpoles have only been observed eating detritus, such as dead insects that fall into the water in the bromeliad plants. Habitat and conservation ''Bromeliohyla dendroscarta'' inhabits cloud forests where it breeds and takes refuge in bromeliads. This species has never been common, but it seems to have dramatically declined and had not been recorded since 1974, despite surveys. However, an unidentified hylid frog was heard calling from bromeliads hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromeliohyla Dendroscarta
The greater bromeliad tree frog (''Bromeliohyla dendroscarta'') is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to the mountains of central Veracruz and northern Oaxaca, Mexico. It has been observed between 450 and 1900 meters above sea level. Appearance The adult frog measures about 35 mm in snout-vent length. The skin on the dorsum can be yellow in color with small brown spots to green in color. The iris of the eye is gold in color. The ventrum is yellow in color. Tadpoles are cream in color with transparent stomachs. The tadpoles have only been observed eating detritus, such as dead insects that fall into the water in the bromeliad plants. Habitat and conservation ''Bromeliohyla dendroscarta'' inhabits cloud forests where it breeds and takes refuge in bromeliads. This species has never been common, but it seems to have dramatically declined and had not been recorded since 1974, despite surveys. However, an unidentified hylid frog was heard calling from bromeliads hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromeliad Tree Frog
The bromeliad tree frog (''Bromeliohyla bromeliacia'') is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and southern Mexico. In Spanish, this frog is known as ''rana arborÃcula de bromelia''. This frog used to be classified as ''Hyla bromeliacia'' before it was moved to the newly formed genus ''Bromeliohyla'' in 2005. Males measure 24.1–29.5 mm and females 32.0–36.0 mm in snout–vent length. Distribution The bromeliad tree frog is found in premontane and lower montane wet forests on the Atlantic side of Chiapas State in Mexico, in the Maya Mountains of Belize and Guatemala, in central Guatemala and in northwest Honduras at elevations of above sea level. Biology These frogs lay their eggs in the water-filled rosettes of bromeliads or other temporary, water-filled crevices in the canopy, such as the leaf sheaths of banana leaves. The tadpoles complete their development in these small pools. Fungal infection A study was undertaken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromeliohyla Bromeliacia
''Bromeliohyla'', sometimes known as the bromeliad treefrogs, is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae. The original two species in this genus were previously placed in the genus ''Hyla''. They are found in tropical southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and northern Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce .... Species The genus contains three species: References Hylinae Amphibian genera Amphibians of Central America Amphibians of North America Taxa named by Jonathan A. Campbell Taxa named by Darrel Frost {{Hylinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromeliohyla
''Bromeliohyla'', sometimes known as the bromeliad treefrogs, is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae. The original two species in this genus were previously placed in the genus ''Hyla''. They are found in tropical southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and northern Honduras. Species The genus contains three species: References Bromeliohyla, Hylinae Amphibian genera Amphibians of Central America Amphibians of North America Taxa named by Jonathan A. Campbell Taxa named by Darrel Frost {{Hylinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromeliohyla Melacaena
''Bromeliohyla melacaena'' is a frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Honduras. Scientists have observed it in pine forests between 1370 and 1990 meters above sea level. Appearance The adult male frog measures 21.8 - 22.6 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 24.2 - 25.9 mm. This frog exhibits considerable sexual dimorphism: The adult male frog has spikes on its thumbs. The adult male frogs are light brown with yellow spots and some light green marks. The bones are white and visible through the skin. The legs are light brown. The skin of the ventrum is white. The adult female frog is dark brown with a light brown intraocular stripe. The snout is yellow-green in color. The female frog has a lighter belly than the male frog. They iris is orange with black spots in both male and female frogs. Scientists believe this frog is nocturnal, hiding in bromeliad plants during the day. No tadpoles have been observed, but scientists infer that the young grow in water dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hylinae
Hylinae is a large subfamily of "tree frogs", family Hylidae. Classification The contents of this subfamily vary substantially according to the source. The Amphibian Species of the World follows the revision by Duellman and colleagues from 2016 based on molecular data and delimits the subfamily more narrowly than before, treating parts of former Hylinae as their own subfamilies. Following this classification, there were 18 genera totaling 174 species in the end of 2020. They are found North, Central, and the northmost South America, much of temperate Eurasia, Japan, and extreme northern Africa, however, only ''Hyla'' is found outside the Americas. The Wikipedia is following this classification. The AmphibiaWeb follows an older classification defining Hylinae more broadly, with several hundred species. At the end of 2020, the AmphibiaWeb lists 42 genera totaling 737 species. Amphibian Species of the World At the end of 2020, the Amphibian Species of the World includes the follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hylidae
Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic. Taxonomy and systematics The earliest known fossils that can be assigned to this family are from the Cretaceous of India and the state of Wyoming in the United States. The common name of "tree frog" is a popular name for several species of the family Hylidae. However, the name "treefrog" is not unique to this family, also being used for many species in the family Rhacophoridae. The following genera are recognised in the family Hylidae: * Subfamily Hylinae ** Tribe Cophomantini *** '' Aplastodiscus'' – canebrake treefrogs *** ''Boana'' – gladiator treefrogs *** ''Bokermannohyla'' *** ''Hyloscirtus'' *** ''Myersiohyla'' *** ''Nesorohyla'' *** '' "Hyla" nicefori'' ** Tribe Dendropsophini ***''Dendropsophus'' *** '' Julianus'' *** ''Lysapsus'' †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrel Frost
Darrel Richmond Frost (born 1951) is an American herpetologist and systematist. He was previously head curator of herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History, as well as president of both the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (1998) and the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (2006). Four taxa are named in his honor: the toad genus '' Frostius'' (which includes Frost's toad), the tree frog '' Dendropsophus frosti'', Darrel's chorus frog ''Microhyla darreli'', and Frost's arboreal alligator lizard '' Abronia frosti''. Life Frost became interested in animals after witnessing his father kill a rattlesnake at the age of four. He earned a B.S. in Biology from the University of Arizona in 1973, an M.S. in Zoology from Louisiana State University in 1978, and a Ph.D. in Ecology and Systematics from the University of Kansas in 1988. He became an adjunct professor at Columbia University in 2000. In 1990, Frost was appointed Assistant Curator of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibians Of North America
Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal or freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Thus amphibians typically start out as larvae living in water, but some species have developed behavioural adaptations to bypass this. The young generally undergo metamorphosis from larva with gills to an adult air-breathing form with lungs. Amphibians use their skin as a secondary respiratory surface and some small terrestrial salamanders and frogs lack lungs and rely entirely on their skin. They are superficially similar to reptiles like lizards but, along with mammals and birds, reptiles are amniotes and do not require water bodies in which to breed. With their complex reproductive needs and permeable skins, amphibians are often ecological indicators; in recent decades there has been a dramatic decline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibians Of Central America
Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal or freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Thus amphibians typically start out as larvae living in water, but some species have developed behavioural adaptations to bypass this. The young generally undergo metamorphosis from larva with gills to an adult air-breathing form with lungs. Amphibians use their skin as a secondary respiratory surface and some small terrestrial salamanders and frogs lack lungs and rely entirely on their skin. They are superficially similar to reptiles like lizards but, along with mammals and birds, reptiles are amniotes and do not require water bodies in which to breed. With their complex reproductive needs and permeable skins, amphibians are often ecological indicators; in recent decades there has been a dramatic decline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibian Genera
Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal or freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Thus amphibians typically start out as larvae living in water, but some species have developed behavioural adaptations to bypass this. The young generally undergo metamorphosis from larva with gills to an adult air-breathing form with lungs. Amphibians use their skin as a secondary respiratory surface and some small terrestrial salamanders and frogs lack lungs and rely entirely on their skin. They are superficially similar to reptiles like lizards but, along with mammals and birds, reptiles are amniotes and do not require water bodies in which to breed. With their complex reproductive needs and permeable skins, amphibians are often ecological indicators; in recent decades there has been a dramatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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