Scarthyla

Scarthyla
Scarthyla vigilans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Tribe: Dendropsophini
Genus: Scarthyla
Duellman & de Sá, 1988
Type species
Scarthyla ostinodactyla
Duellman & de Sá, 1988
Species

Two species, see text

Scarthyla is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. Species of the genus are found in the upper Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil and northward through Colombia and Venezuela to the Caribbean lowlands. They are sometimes known commonly as Madre de Dios treefrogs and South American aquatic treefrogs. They are semiaquatic.

Species

The genus contains two species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Scarthyla Duellman and de Sá, 1988". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 Duellman, William E.; Marion, Angela B.; Hedges, S. Blair (2016). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae)". Zootaxa. 4104 (1): 1–109. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4104.1.1. PMID 27394762.