Hylidae

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Phyllodytes luteolus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Phyllodytes luteolus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Phyllodytes luteolus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Phyllodytes luteolus, the yellow heart-tongued frog, is a non-endangered Brazilian hylid frog that lives on bromeliads.

Osteocephalus planiceps Cope, 1874

Osteocephalus planiceps Cope, 1874

Osteocephalus planiceps Cope, 1874

Osteocephalus planiceps is a Hylidae frog found in northwestern South America, threatened by habitat loss.

Osteocephalus oophagus Jungfer & Schiesari, 1995

Osteocephalus oophagus Jungfer & Schiesari, 1995

Osteocephalus oophagus Jungfer & Schiesari, 1995

Osteocephalus oophagus is an egg-eating hylid frog found across northern South America that produces bufotenin.

Osteocephalus yasuni Ron & Pramuk, 1999

Osteocephalus yasuni Ron & Pramuk, 1999

Osteocephalus yasuni Ron & Pramuk, 1999

Osteocephalus yasuni is a reasonably abundant nocturnal tree frog native to the Amazonian forests of Ecuador, found in multiple protected areas including Yasuni National Park.

Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

Osteocephalus taurinus is a frog species with distinct size and skin differences between adult males and females, and defined color patterns.

Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901)

Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901)

Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901)

Osteocephalus verruciger, the Ecuador slender-legged tree frog, is a Hylidae frog found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Osteocephalus leprieurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Osteocephalus leprieurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Osteocephalus leprieurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Osteocephalus leprieurii is a hylid frog species found in northern South America, with two common names.

Osteocephalus castaneicola Moravec, Aparicio, Guerrero-Reinhard, Calderón, Jungfer & Gvozdík, 2009

Osteocephalus castaneicola Moravec, Aparicio, Guerrero-Reinhard, Calderón, Jungfer & Gvozdík, 2009

Osteocephalus castaneicola Moravec, Aparicio, Guerrero-Reinhard, Calderón, Jungfer & Gvozdík, 2009

Osteocephalus castaneicola is a species of hylid frog that reproduces in water-filled Brazil nut fruit capsules in South American rainforests.

Acris crepitans Baird, 1854

Acris crepitans Baird, 1854

Acris crepitans Baird, 1854

Acris crepitans (northern cricket frog) is a small North American hylid frog with documented morphology, habitat, distribution, and resource allocation trade-offs.

Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825)

Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825)

Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825)

Acris gryllus, the southern cricket frog, is a small North American frog distinguished from its close relative A. crepitans by multiple physical traits.

Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947

Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947

Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947

Acris blanchardi, or Blanchard's cricket frog, is a small North American aquatic tree frog with distinct identifying features.

Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Daudin, 1800)

Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Daudin, 1800)

Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Daudin, 1800)

Sphaenorhynchus lacteus is a common semi-aquatic frog found in lowland wet habitats across much of its range.

Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838

Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838

Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838

The black-spotted casque-headed tree frog is a Hylidae frog endemic to Brazil, threatened by habitat loss.

Trachycephalus jordani (Stejneger & Test, 1891)

Trachycephalus jordani (Stejneger & Test, 1891)

Trachycephalus jordani (Stejneger & Test, 1891)

Trachycephalus jordani, Jordan's casque-headed tree frog, is a Hylidae species found in northwestern South America, threatened by habitat loss.

Trachycephalus coriaceus (Peters, 1867)

Trachycephalus coriaceus (Peters, 1867)

Trachycephalus coriaceus (Peters, 1867)

The Surinam golden-eyed tree frog is a Hylidae species found in northern South America, threatened by habitat loss.

Trachycephalus mesophaeus (Hensel, 1867)

Trachycephalus mesophaeus (Hensel, 1867)

Trachycephalus mesophaeus (Hensel, 1867)

Trachycephalus mesophaeus, the Porto Alegre golden-eyed treefrog, is an abundant Hylidae frog endemic to eastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest.

Trachycephalus resinifictrix (Goeldi, 1907)

Trachycephalus resinifictrix (Goeldi, 1907)

Trachycephalus resinifictrix (Goeldi, 1907)

Trachycephalus resinifictrix, or the Mission golden-eyed tree frog, is a large South American rainforest frog that exudes a milky stressed fluid.

Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trachycephalus typhonius, the veined tree frog, is a nocturnal toxic-secreting Hylidae species found in Central and South America.

Trachycephalus quadrangulum (Boulenger, 1882)

Trachycephalus quadrangulum (Boulenger, 1882)

Trachycephalus quadrangulum (Boulenger, 1882)

The Chocoan milk frog, Trachycephalus quadrangulum, is an endemic Andean Pacific slope hylid frog found in Ecuador and Peru.

Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866)

Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866)

Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866)

Pseudacris cadaverina, the California tree frog, is a common small cryptically colored frog not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850)

Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850)

Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850)

Pseudacris maculata is a small variable-colored North American frog with characteristic static call trills that breeds annually in spring.

Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889)

Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889)

Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889)

Pseudacris brachyphona, the Appalachian mountain chorus frog, is a small North American frog that eats terrestrial invertebrates.

Pseudacris streckeri Wright & Wright, 1933

Pseudacris streckeri Wright & Wright, 1933

Pseudacris streckeri Wright & Wright, 1933

Pseudacris streckeri, or Strecker's chorus frog, is a small frog with disputed taxonomy over its two distinct populations.

Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)

Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)

Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)

Pseudacris clarkii, the spotted chorus frog, is a small North American frog with distinct coloration that lives in prairies and breeding pools.

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