''Feihyla'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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. They are found in southern China and Vietnam, and likely also in Laos. Its phylogenetic position is not yet fully resolved, but it is probably the

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'', and '' Rhacophorus''. ''Feihyla'' was originally erected to resolve

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'' by absorbing '' "Chirixalus palpebralis"''.

Description

The synapomorphy diagnosing ''Feihyla'' is its reproductive mode, laying eggs in a jelly containing some bubbles.

Species

The following species are recognized in the genus ''Feihyla'': * '' Feihyla fuhua'' Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010 * '' Feihyla inexpectata'' (Matsui, Shimada, and Sudin, 2014) * '' Feihyla kajau'' (Dring, 1983) * '' Feihyla palpebralis'' (Smith, 1924) * '' Feihyla samkosensis'' (Grismer, Neang, Chav, and Holden, 2007) * '' Feihyla vittiger'' (Boulenger, 1897)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3006521 Rhacophoridae Amphibians of Asia Amphibian genera