''Ptychohyla'' is a genus of frogs (common names: stream frogs, mountain stream frogs) in the family Hylidae. These frogs are found in the southern

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states of

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

, Guerrero, and Oaxaca, and Central America to western Panama. ''Ptychohyla'' has a pale pink iris and nuptial outgrowth in breeding males that differentiates this new species from other Mexican frog groups. This new species usually live in untouched tropical forest. They are known to be vulnerable in modified habitat by humans.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ptychohyla'':

References

* (1960): Synonymy, variation, and distribution of ''Ptychohyla leonhard-schultzei'' Ahl. Studies of American hylid frogs. IV - ''Herpetologica'' 16: 191–197

External links

* eb application 2008. Berkeley, California
''Ptychohyla''
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