Biology:Corythomantis

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Corythomantis
Corythomantis greeningi Boulenger, 1896.jpg
Corythomantis greeningi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Lophyohylinae
Genus: Corythomantis
Boulenger, 1896
Type species
Corythomantis greeningi
Boulenger, 1896
Diversity
2 species (see text)

Corythomantis is a small genus of hylid frogs endemic to northeastern Brazil . It was monotypic until description of a second species, Corythomantis galeata in 2012, though this species was later moved to Nyctimantis.[1] Corythomantis botoque was described in 2021. These frogs are sometimes known under common name Greening's frogs.[2]

Species

There are two species in this genus:[2][3]

References

  1. Marques, R; C.F.B. Haddad; A.A. Garda (2021). "There and back again from monotypy: A new species of the Casque-Headed Corythomantis Boulenger 1896 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Espinhaço Mountain Range, Brazil.". Herpetologica 77 (1): 56–71. doi:10.1655/0018-0831-77.1.56. https://bioone.org/journals/herpetologica/volume-77/issue-1/0018-0831-77.1.56/There-and-Back-Again-from-Monotypy--A-New-Species/10.1655/0018-0831-77.1.56.short. Retrieved October 2, 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Corythomantis Boulenger, 1896". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Corythomantis. Retrieved 4 August 2014. 
  3. "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Hylidae.shtml. Retrieved 4 August 2014. 

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