Atlantihyla
| Atlantihyla | |
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| Atlantihyla spinipollex | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Atlantihyla Faivovich et al., 2018[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hyla spinipollex K. P. Schmidt, 1936
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| Species | |
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3 species (see text) | |
Atlantihyla is a
endemic to Central America, specifically to Honduras and Guatemala.[2] The generic name refers to its distribution on the Atlantic side of the isthmus (from Atlantis+hyla).[1] The members of the genus are known as stream frogs
.
Taxonomy
The genus was established based on molecular data in a revision of the subfamily
monophyletic Ptychohyla, Faivovich and colleagues moved two former Ptychohyla species to Atlantihyla and four former Ptychohyla species to Quilticohyla. Atlantihyla has a sister group relationship to a poorly-supported clade that includes Bromeliohyla, Duellmanohyla, and Quilticohyla.[1] A third Atlantihyla species was described in 2020.[4]
Description
The only, tentative phenotypic
synapomorphy of this genus is the presence of a well-defined ventrolateral white stripe. A vertical rostral keel is present.[1] Males measure 30–41 mm (1.2–1.6 in) and females 31–46 mm (1.2–1.8 in) in snout–vent length.[1][4] The tadpoles have large oral discs.[1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species:[2]
- Atlantihyla melissa Townsend, Herrera-B., Hofmann, Luque-Montes, Ross, Dudek, Krygeris, Duchamp, and Wilson, 2020[4]
- Atlantihyla panchoi(Duellman and Campbell, 1982) – Guatemala stream frog
- Atlantihyla spinipollex (K. P. Schmidt, 1936) – Ceiba stream frog
The AmphibiaWeb lists this genus as monotypic, with Atlantihyla melissa as the sole species.[3]