Bromeliohyla
| Bromeliohyla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Bromeliohyla Faivovich et al., 2005[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hyla bromeliacia Schmidt, 1933 | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
Bromeliohyla, sometimes known as the bromeliad treefrogs, is a genus of frogs in the Hylidae family.[2] This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae family. The two species in this genus were previously placed in the Hyla genus.[1] They are found in tropical southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and northern Honduras.[2]
Species
The genus contains two species:[2][3]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bromeliohyla bromeliacia (Schmidt, 1933) | Bromeliad tree frog |
| Bromeliohyla dendroscarta (Taylor, 1940) | Greater bromeliad tree frog |
References
- 1 2 Julián Faivovich, Célio F.B. Haddad, Paulo C.A. Garcia, Darrel R. Frost, Jonathan A. Campbell, & Ward C. Wheeler (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 294: 1–240. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)294[0001:SROTFF]2.0.CO;2.
- 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bromeliohyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Bromeliohyla". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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