Phyllomedusinae
| Phyllomedusinae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Burmeister's leaf frog (Phyllomedusa burmeisteri) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Hyloidea |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Phyllomedusinae Gunther, 1958 |
| Diversity | |
| 7 genera, almost 60 species | |
The Phyllomedusinae are a subfamily of Hylidae, the tree frogs. Commonly called leaf frogs, they are found in the Neotropics. The type genus Phyllomedusa contains more than half of the known species within this subfamily.
Taxonomy
Subfamily Phyllomedusinae contains these genera:
- Agalychnis (six species)
- Cruziohyla (three species, two formerly in Agalychnis)
- Hylomantis – rough leaf frogs (eight species)
- Pachymedusa – Mexican leaf frog
- Phasmahyla – shining leaf frogs (seven species)
- Phrynomedusa – colored leaf frogs (four living species, one recently extinct)
- Phyllomedusa (30 species)
References
External links
- Amphibian Species of the World
- http://www.tolweb.org/Phyllomedusinae
- http://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Hylidae.shtml
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