Charadrahyla

Charadrahyla
Charadrahyla chaneque
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hylidae
Subfamily:Hylinae
Genus:Charadrahyla
Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005[1]
Type species
Hyla taeniopus
Günther, 1901
Species

9 species (see text)

Charadrahyla is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae.[2][3] It is endemic to tropical southern Mexico.[2] The generic name was derived from Greek charadra ("ravine") and Hyla, in reference to the habits of these frogs.[1] Accordingly, common name ravine treefrogs has been coined for the genus.[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae.[1] It corresponds to the former Hyla taeniopus group as defined by William E. Duellman in 1970.[2][1] The genus was originally diagnosed using molecular markers; no morphological synapomorphies supporting the new genus could be identified.[1] The sister taxon of Charadrahyla is Megastomatohyla.[4]

Five of the species in this genus were previously placed in the genus Hyla.[1] Two species were later described as new in this genus,[2] and another two were transferred from Exerodonta in 2018 based on molecular data.[4]

Description

Charadrahyla are relatively large, stream-breeding frogs from cloud forests and humid pine-oak forests of central and southern Mexico.[5] In the majority of species males measure 44–81 mm (1.7–3.2 in) and females 60–81 mm (2.4–3.2 in) in snout–vent length, but the former Exerodonta species, Charadrahyla juanitae and Charadrahyla pinorum, are much smaller, with males measuring 28–36 mm (1.1–1.4 in) and females 35–40 mm (1.4–1.6 in).[4] Most species have a brownish dorsum with large blotches (exception is Charadrahyla altipotens).[5]

Species

There are nine recognized species:[2]

The AmphibiaWeb lists only seven species because Charadrahyla juanitae and Charadrahyla pinorum are listed as being in the genus Exerodonta.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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:SROTFF]2.0.CO;2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Charadrahyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 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 (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.
  5. 1 2 3 Campbell, Jonathan A.; Blancas-Hernández, J. Cristian; Smith, Eric N. (2009). "A new species of stream-breeding treefrog of the genus Charadrahyla (Hylidae) from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, Mexico". Copeia. 2009 (2): 287–295. doi:10.1643/ch-08-143. JSTOR 25512227.
  6. 1 2 Duellman, William E. (1968). "Descriptions of new hylid frogs from Mexico and Central America". University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History. 17: 559–578. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.7138.
  7. ↑
  8. 1 2 Günther, Albert C. L. G. (1901). "Hyla tæniopus, sp. n.". Reptilia and Bactrachia. Biologia Centrali-Americana. pp. 269–270.
  9. ↑ Adler, Kraig; Dennis, David M. (1972). "New tree frogs of the genus Hyla from the cloud forests of western Guerrero, México". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 7: 1–8.
  10. ↑ Duellman, William E. (1961). "Description of a new species of tree frog from México: studies of American hylid frogs VI". Herpetologica. 17 (1): 1–5. JSTOR 3889711.
  11. [10] [6] [1] [4] [2] [8] <ref name='Mendelson and Campbell 1999'>Mendelson, III, Joseph R.; Campbell, Jonathan A. (1999). "The taxonomic status of populations referred to Hyla chaneque in southern Mexico, with the description of a new treefrog from Oaxaca". Journal of Herpetology. 33 (1): 80–86. doi:10.2307/1565545. JSTOR 1565545.
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