Atlantihyla

Atlantihyla
Atlantihyla spinipollex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Atlantihyla
Faivovich et al., 2018
Type species
Hyla spinipollex
Species

3 species (see text)

Atlantihyla is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Central America, specifically to Honduras and Guatemala. The generic name refers to its distribution on the Atlantic side of the isthmus (from Atlantis+hyla). 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 Hylinae by Julián Faivovich and colleagues in 2018. In order to obtain a 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. A third Atlantihyla species was described in 2020.

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. Males measure 30–41 mm (1.2–1.6 in) and females 31–46 mm (1.2–1.8 in) in snout–vent length. The tadpoles have large oral discs.

Species

There are currently three recognized species:

The AmphibiaWeb lists this genus as monotypic, with Atlantihyla melissa as the sole species.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Faivovich, Julián; Pereyra, Martín O.; Luna, María Celeste; Hertz, Andreas; Blotto, Boris L.; Vásquez-Almazán, Carlos R.; McCranie, James R.; Sánchez, David A.; Baêta, Délio; Araujo-Vieira, Katyuscia; Köhler, Gunther; Kubicki, Brian; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Frost, Darrel R.; Wheeler, Ward C. & Haddad, Célio F.B. (2018). "On the monophyly and relationships of several genera of Hylini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae), with comments on recent taxonomic changes in hylids". South American Journal of Herpetology. 13 (1): 1–32. doi:10.2994/sajh-d-17-00115.1. hdl:11336/94370. S2CID 90074090.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Atlantihyla Faivovich, Pereyra, Luna, Hertz, Blotto, Vásquez-Almazán, McCranie, Sánchez, Baêta, Araujo-Vieira, Köhler, Kubicki, Campbell, Frost, Wheeler, and Haddad, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Townsend, Josiah H.; Herrera-B., Luis A.; Hofmann, Erich P.; Luque-Montess, Ileana R.; Ross, Ayla N.; Dudek Jr., Daniel; Krygeris, Catherine; Duchamp, Joseph E. & Wilson, Larry David (2020). "A critically endangered new species of polymorphic stream frog (Anura: Hylidae: Atlantihyla) from the montane rainforest of Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texiguat, Honduras". Vertebrate Zoology. 70 (4): 731–756. doi:10.26049/VZ70-4-2020-12.