Ptychohyla is a genus of frogs (common names: stream frogs, mountain stream frogs) in the family Hylidae. These frogs are found in the southern Mexican states of Chiapas, Guerrero, and Oaxaca, and Central America to western Panama.[1]
Ptychohyla has a pale pink iris and nuptial outgrowth in breeding males that differentiates this new species from other Mexican frog groups.[2] This new species usually live in untouched tropical forest. They are known to be vulnerable in modified habitat by humans.[2]
The following species are recognised in the genus Ptychohyla:[1]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| P. dendrophasma | Phantom treefrog |
| P. euthysanota | Cloud forest stream frog |
| P. hypomykter | Copan stream frog |
| P. legleri | Legler's stream frog |
| P. leonhardschultzei | Schultze's stream frog |
| P. macrotympanum | Pine forest stream frog |
| P. salvadorensis | Salvador stream frog |
| P. zophodes | Gloomy Mountain stream frog |