Phyllodytes
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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, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Alagoas heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes amadoi Vörös, Dias, and Solé, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Phyllodytes brevirostris Peixoto & Cruz, 1988Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Alhandra heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes edelmoi Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Phyllodytes gyrinaethes Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Phyllodytes kautskyi Peixoto & Cruz, 1988Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Brazilian heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes luteolus Wied-Neuwied, 1824Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | yellow heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes maculosus Cruz, Feio & Cardoso, 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Phyllodytes megatympanum Marciano, Lantyer-Silva & Solé, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Phyllodytes melanomystax Caramaschi, da Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Bahia heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes praeceptor Orrico, Dias, and Marciano, 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Phyllodytes punctatus Caramaschi & Peixoto, 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Phyllodytes tuberculosus Bokermann, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Maracas heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes wuchereri Peters, 1873Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AmphibiaWeb continues to include Phytotriades auratus in this genus.[6]
References
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External links
- <templatestyles src="smallcaps/styles.css"/>eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Phyllodytes at http://www.eol.org.
- <templatestyles src="smallcaps/styles.css"/>ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Phyllodytes at https://www.itis.gov/index.html.
- <templatestyles src="smallcaps/styles.css"/>GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Phyllodytes at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm