Phyllomedusinae
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| Burmeister's leaf frog (Phyllomedusa burmeisteri) | |
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| Subfamily: | Phyllomedusinae
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| 7 genera, almost 60 species | |
The Phyllomedusinae are a subfamily of Hylidae, the tree frogs. Commonly called leaf frogs, they are found in the Neotropics. The type genus Phyllomedusa contains more than half of the known species within this subfamily.
Taxonomy
Subfamily Phyllomedusinae contains these genera:
- Agalychnis (six species)
- Cruziohyla (two species, formerly in Agalychnis)
- Hylomantis – rough leaf frogs (eight species)
- Pachymedusa – Mexican leaf frog
- Phasmahyla – shining leaf frogs (seven species)
- Phrynomedusa – colored leaf frogs (four living species, one recently extinct)
- Phyllomedusa (30 species)
External links
Data related to Phyllomedusinae at Wikispecies
Media related to Phyllomedusinae at Wikimedia Commons
- Amphibian Species of the World
- http://www.tolweb.org/Phyllomedusinae
- http://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Hylidae.shtml
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