Hylodes Explained

Hylodes is a genus of frogs in the family Hylodidae. The genus may be paraphyletic with respect to Megaelosia. The genus Hylodes is endemic to southeastern Brazil. Member species are also known commonly as the tree toads, or more ambiguously, as torrent frogs.^[1] They are diurnal and usually inhabit shallow mountain streams.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised as being valid in the genus Hylodes:^{[1] [3]}

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hylodes.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hylodes Fitzinger, 1826 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2015 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 28 April 2015.
2. 10.1670/12-192. Population dynamics of Hylodes uai tadpoles (Anura, Hylodidae) in a tropical forest stream, southeastern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology. 49. 23–27. 2015. Fatorelli . P. . Pereira . E. G. . Almeida-Gomes . M. . Rocha . C. F. D. . 83735882.
3. Web site: Hylodidae . 2015 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 28 April 2015.