Biology:Sphaenorhynchus
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| Sphaenorhynchus lacteus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Tribe: | Dendropsophini |
| Genus: | Sphaenorhynchus Tschudi, 1838 |
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Sphaenorhynchus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae.[1][2] They are also known as lime treefrogs[1] or hatchet-faced treefrogs.[3] They are found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins of South America, the 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Sphaenorhynchus Tschudi, 1838". 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/Scinaxinae/Sphaenorhynchus. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Hylidae.shtml. Retrieved 11 June 2017. (recently described Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus not yet included)
- ↑ Araujo-Vieira, K.; Lacerda, J. V. A.; Pezzuti, T. L.; Leite, F. S. F.; de Assis, C. L.; Cruz, C. A. G. (21 December 2015). "A new species of Hatchet-faced Treefrog Sphaenorhynchus Tschudi (Anura: Hylidae) from Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil". Zootaxa 4059 (1): 96–114. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4059.1.5. PMID 26701555.
- ↑ Roberto, Igor Joventino; Araujo-Vieira, Katyuscia; de Carvalho-e-Silva, Sergio Potsch; Ávila, Robson Waldemar (June 2017). "A new species of Sphaenorhynchus (Anura: Hylidae) from northeastern Brazil". Herpetologica 73 (2): 148–161. doi:10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-16-00021.
- ↑ Faivovich, Julián; Haddad, Célio F.B.; Garcia, Paulo C.A.; Frost, Darrel R.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Wheeler, Ward C. (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:SROTFF2.0.CO;2].
- ↑ Goin, Coleman J. (1957). "Status of the frog genus Sphoenohyla with a synopsis of the species". Caldasia 8 (36): 11–31. http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/32983.
Wikidata ☰ Q2311063 entry
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