''Dendropsophus'' is a genus of
frogs in the family
Hylidae. They are distributed in Central and South America, from southern Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay. They are sometimes known under the common name Fitzinger neotropical treefrogs or yellow treefrogs
[
This genus was resurrected in 2005 following a major revision of the family Hylidae.][, 2005: Systematic Review of the Frog Family Hylidae, with Special Reference to Hylinae: Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomic Revision. ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History'', Num. 294, pp.1-240]
/ref> The species believed to have 30 chromosomes, previously placed in the genus ''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 th ...
'', were later moved to this genus.[
]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Dendropsophus'':
References
External links
* eb application 2008. Berkeley, California
''Dendropsophus''
AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 28, 2008).
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Hylidae
Amphibians of Central America
Amphibians of South America
Amphibian genera
Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger