''Nyctimantis'' is a genus of
frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...
s in the family
Hylidae. The genus is found in south-eastern Brazil as well as in the
Orinoco Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.
epiphytic
An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...
bromeliad
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...
s. The top of the head carries a bony plate which is fused with the skin.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Nyctimantis'':[
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References
* (1970b): The evolutionary relationships of casque-headed treefrogs with co-ossified skulls (family Hylidae). - ''Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist''. 18, pp. 47-716
External links
* taxo
''Aparasphenodon''
at http://www.eol.org.
* Taxo
''Aparasphenodon''
at https://web.archive.org/web/20160606043808/http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 24, 2008).
* Taxo
''Aparasphenodon''
at https://web.archive.org/web/20080501142231/http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
Hylidae
Amphibians of South America
Amphibian genera
Taxa named by Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro
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