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Hyla
''Hyla'' is a genus of frogs in the tree frog family Hylidae. As traditionally defined, it was a wastebasket genus with more than 300 species found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and across the Americas. After a major revision of the family, most of these have been moved to other genera so that ''Hyla'' now only contains 17 extant (living) species from Europe, northern Africa and Asia. The earliest known fossil member of this genus is †'' Hyla swanstoni'' from the Eocene of Saskatchewan, Canada, but its designation to ''Hyla'' happened before the major revision, meaning that its position needs confirmation. The genus was established by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768. It was named after Hylas in Greek mythology, the companion of Hercules. The name is unusual in that – though Laurenti knew that Hylas was male – the name is unambiguously treated in the feminine grammatical gender for reasons unknown. The etymology of the name is also often incorrectly given as being derived fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hylas
In classical mythology, Hylas () was a youth who served Heracles (Roman Hercules) as companion and servant. His abduction by water nymphs was a theme of ancient art, and has been an enduring subject for Western art in the classical tradition. Genealogy In Greek mythology, Hylas was the son of King Theiodamas of the Dryopians and the nymph Menodice, daughter of Orion. In some accounts, his father was Euphemus or King Ceyx of Trachis.Antoninus Liberalis26/ref> Mythology Heracles After Heracles killed Theiodamas in battle, he took on Hylas as his arms-bearer and taught him to be a warrior. The poet Theocritus (about 300 BC) wrote about the love between Heracles and Hylas: Argonauts Heracles took Hylas with him on the Argo, thus making him one of the Argonauts. Hylas was kidnapped by Naiads of the spring of Pegae in Mysia when they fell in love with him, and he vanished into the water with a cry. His disappearance greatly upset Heracles, who, along with Polyphemus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyla Arborea Var
''Hyla'' is a genus of frogs in the tree frog family Hylidae. As traditionally defined, it was a wastebasket genus with more than 300 species found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and across the Americas. After a major revision of the family, most of these have been moved to other genera so that ''Hyla'' now only contains 17 extant (living) species from Europe, northern Africa and Asia. The earliest known fossil member of this genus is †'' Hyla swanstoni'' from the Eocene of Saskatchewan, Canada, but its designation to ''Hyla'' happened before the major revision, meaning that its position needs confirmation. The genus was established by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768. It was named after Hylas in Greek mythology, the companion of Hercules. The name is unusual in that – though Laurenti knew that Hylas was male – the name is unambiguously treated in the feminine grammatical gender for reasons unknown. The etymology of the name is also often incorrectly given as being derived fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Tree Frog
The European tree frog (''Hyla arborea'') is a small tree frog. As traditionally defined, it was found throughout much of Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but based on molecular genetic and other data several populations formerly included in it are now recognized as separate species (for example, '' H. intermedia'' of Italy and nearby, '' H. molleri'' of the Iberian Peninsula, '' H. meridionalis'' of parts of southwestern Europe and northern Africa, and '' H. orientalis'' of parts of Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Black Sea and Caspian Sea regions), limiting the true European tree frog to Europe from France to Poland and Greece. Description European tree frogs are small; males range from in length, and females range from in length. They are slender, with long legs. Their dorsal skin is smooth, while their ventral skin is granular. Their dorsal skin can be green, gray, or tan depending on the temperature, humidity, or their mood. Their ventral skin is a whitish color, and the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyla Annectans
''Hyla annectans'' is a species of tree frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Asia south of the Himalayas in northeast India (Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, and Meghalaya), northern Myanmar, and northern montane Vietnam and southwestern and central China (Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan). There are isolated records in northwestern Thailand and adjacent Myanmar. There is uncertainty whether ''Hyla gongshanensis'' from China should be recognized as a distinct species. This widespread species has many common names: Jerdon's tree frog, Assam treefrog, Indian hylid frog, green leave frog, or Southwestern China treefrog. Description The following description is taken from George Albert Boulenger's ''Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma'': The tongue circular, slightly nicked, and free behind. Vomerine teeth in two groups on a level with the hinder edge of the choanae. The head broader than long; snout short, rounded; canthus rostralis distinct; interorbital space as bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Tree Frog
''Hyla felixarabica'', the Arabian tree frog, is a frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to the Middle East. It has been observed in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. Scientists speculate that there are two separate groups of Arabian tree frogs—one in the hills of Yemen and the Asir Mountains of Saudi Arabia, and another in Syria, Israel and the hills of Jordan. Previously, researchers thought that this separation was conspecific to the Middle East tree frog (''Hyla savignyi''), but it is not; now, it is believed that the Arabian tree frog separated from the Middle East tree frog population some 8.4 million years ago, around when the Dead Sea The Dead Sea (; or ; ), also known by #Names, other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the Israeli-occupied West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the endorheic basin of the Jordan Rift Valle ... Rift formed. Original description * References Amphib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Chinese Tree Frog
The common Chinese tree frog (''Hyla chinensis''), also known under common names common Chinese treetoad and Chinese tree toad, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in southeastern and eastern China and in Taiwan. There is also one record from Vietnam but it is uncertain whether it really represents this species or '' Hyla annectans''. ''H. chinensis'' is a small frog, in snout–vent length, inhabiting trees and shrubs in forests, but also living in agricultural landscapes (cultivated rice fields, ponds, and corn bushes). The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified ''H. chinensis'' as of "least concern", but it can suffer from habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References Hyla Amphibians of China Amphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carthaginian Tree Frog
The Carthaginian tree frog (''Hyla carthaginiensis'') is a species of tree frog from humid coastal areas of northeastern Algeria and northwestern Tunisia. It is most closely related to ''Hyla meridionalis'', the Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern ... or stripeless tree frog, of which it was formerly considered a population. The two species likely overlap in range in Algeria.Dufresnes, Christophe et al. “Diversification and speciation in tree frogs from the Maghreb (Hyla meridionalis sensu lato), with description of a new African endemic.” Molecular phylogenetics and evolution vol. 134 (2019): 291-299. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.02.009 References Amphibians described in 2019 Amphibians of North Africa Hyla {{Hylinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Tree Frog
The Italian tree frog (''Hyla intermedia'') is a species of frog in the Family (biology), family Hylidae, found in Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, and possibly San Marino. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. Description The Italian tree frog is very similar in colouring to the European tree frog of which it was previously believed to be a subspecies.Duellman, William E. ''Grzimek's Animal Encyclopedia''. 2nd Ed., Vol. 2. Gale, 2003, p. 235. It grows to a length of and females are usually larger than males. The skin on the Anatomical terms of location#Dorsal and ventral, dorsal surface is smooth and bright green. The Anatomical terms of location#Dorsal and ventral, ventral surface is whitish and clearly demarcated from the dorsal surface by a beige line. A black stripe extends from the eye to the armpit. The female has a white thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
