Sphaenorhynchus

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Sphaenorhynchus
Sphaenorhynchus lacteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Tribe: Dendropsophini
Genus: Sphaenorhynchus
Tschudi, 1838
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Dryomelictes Fitzinger, 1843
  • Dryomelictes Cope, 1865
  • Hylopsis Werner, 1894
  • Sphoenohyla Lutz and Lutz, 1938

Sphaenorhynchus is a genus of

Guianas, Trinidad, and southern and eastern Brazil.[1] The majority of the species are associated with the Atlantic Forest domain in Brazil.[4]

Systematics

Sphaenorhynchus has been suggested to be the

sister taxon of the clade Scarthyla + Scinax.[1] Faivovich and colleagues (2005) placed it in the tribe Dendropsophini, together with Dendropsophus, Lysapsus, Pseudis, Scarthyla, Scinax, and Xenohyla.[5]

Description

Sphaenorhynchus are small to moderately sized frogs. They are bright green or yellowish green in life. The snout is pointed and projecting in lateral view. Most species have well-developed horizontal dermal flaps on each side of the anus. The fingers are weakly webbed while the toes are extensively webbed. Males have a vocal sac on the posterior throat region.[6]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Sphaenorhynchus:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Sphaenorhynchus Tschudi, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017. (recently described Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus not yet included)
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  6. ^ Goin, Coleman J. (1957). "Status of the frog genus Sphoenohyla with a synopsis of the species". Caldasia. 8 (36): 11–31.