Biology:Phyllodytes

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Short description: Genus of amphibians


Phyllodytes
Phyllodytes luteolus.jpg
Phyllodytes luteolus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Phyllodytes
Wagler, 1830
Type species
Hyla luteola
Wied-Neuwied, 1824
Species

12, see text.

Synonyms

Amphodus Peters, 1873 "1872"
Lophyohyla Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923

Phyllodytes is a genus of frogs (heart-tongued frogs) in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil .[1]

Taxonomy

Based on genetic evidence, genus Phytotriades was erected in 2009 to remedy polyphyly of Phyllodytes as then defined.[2][3] It remains to be elucidated which Phyllodytes species, apart from Phytotriades (=Phyllodytes) auratus, the type species of the genus Phytotriades, might belong to Phytotriades instead of Phyllodytes.[3] With Phytotriades auratus from Trinidad and Venezuela placed in its own genus, the remaining Phyllodytes species are all endemic to Brazil.[1][4]

Description

These are small arboreal frogs which live and breed exclusively on epiphytic bromeliad plants. They have large odontoids ("fangs") on the dentaries.[2][5] Male Phyllodytes do vocalize, in contrast to Phytotriades.[2]

Species

This genus includes 14 species:[1]

Binomial name and author Common name
Phyllodytes acuminatus Bokermann, 1966 Alagoas heart-tongued frog
Phyllodytes amadoi Vörös, Dias, and Solé, 2017
Phyllodytes brevirostris Peixoto & Cruz, 1988 Alhandra heart-tongued frog
Phyllodytes edelmoi Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003
Phyllodytes gyrinaethes Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003
Phyllodytes kautskyi Peixoto & Cruz, 1988 Brazilian heart-tongued frog
Phyllodytes luteolus Wied-Neuwied, 1824 yellow heart-tongued frog
Phyllodytes maculosus Cruz, Feio & Cardoso, 2007
Phyllodytes megatympanum Marciano, Lantyer-Silva & Solé, 2017
Phyllodytes melanomystax Caramaschi, da Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992 Bahia heart-tongued frog
Phyllodytes praeceptor Orrico, Dias, and Marciano, 2018
Phyllodytes punctatus Caramaschi & Peixoto, 2004
Phyllodytes tuberculosus Bokermann, 1966 Maracas heart-tongued frog
Phyllodytes wuchereri Peters, 1873

AmphibiaWeb continues to include Phytotriades auratus in this genus.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Phyllodytes Wagler, 1830". 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/Phyllodytes. Retrieved 19 March 2016. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jowers, Michael J.; Downie, J. R.; Cohen, B. L. (2008). "The Golden Tree Frog of Trinidad, Phyllodytes auratus (Anura: Hylidae): systematic and conservation status". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 43 (3): 181–188. doi:10.1080/01650520801965490. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Phytotriades Jowers, Downieb, and Cohen, 2009". 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/Phytotriades. Retrieved 19 March 2016. 
  4. Rivas-Fuenmayor, G. A.; de Freitas S., M. (2015). "Discovery of the critically endangered Golden Tree Frog, Phytotriades auratus (Boulenger, 1917), in eastern Venezuela, with comments on its distribution, conservation, and biogeography". Herpetological Review 46: 153–157. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279447028. 
  5. Caramaschi, U.; O. L. Peixoto; M. T. Rodrigues (2004). "Revalidation and redescription of Phyllodytes wuchereri (Peters, 1873) (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)". Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 62 (2): 185–191. http://www.ib.usp.br/trefaut/pdfs/Caramaschi,%20Peixoto,%20Rodrigues_2004_Revalidation%20and%20redescription%20of%20Phyllodytes%20wuchereri%20(Peters,%201873)%20(Amphibia,%20Anura,%20Hylidae).pdf. 
  6. "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Hylidae.shtml. Retrieved 19 March 2016. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q427125 entry