Phyllodytes
Genus of amphibians
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Phyllodytes is a genus of frogs (heart-tongued frogs) in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil.[1]
| Phyllodytes | |
|---|---|
| |
| Phyllodytes luteolus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Phyllodytes Wagler, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Hyla luteola Wied-Neuwied, 1824 | |
| Species | |
|
12, see text. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Amphodus Peters, 1873 "1872" | |
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
Species
This genus includes 14 species:[1]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Phyllodytes acuminatus Bokermann, 1966 | Alagoas heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes amadoi Vörös, Dias, and Solé, 2017 | |
| Phyllodytes brevirostris Peixoto & Cruz, 1988 | Alhandra heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes edelmoi Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003 | |
| Phyllodytes gyrinaethes Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003 | |
| Phyllodytes kautskyi Peixoto & Cruz, 1988 | Brazilian heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes luteolus Wied-Neuwied, 1824 | yellow heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes maculosus Cruz, Feio & Cardoso, 2007 | |
| Phyllodytes megatympanum Marciano, Lantyer-Silva & Solé, 2017 | |
| Phyllodytes melanomystax Caramaschi, da Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992 | Bahia heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes praeceptor Orrico, Dias, and Marciano, 2018 | |
| Phyllodytes punctatus Caramaschi & Peixoto, 2004 | |
| Phyllodytes tuberculosus Bokermann, 1966 | Maracas heart-tongued frog |
| Phyllodytes wuchereri Peters, 1873 | |
AmphibiaWeb continues to include Phytotriades auratus in this genus.[6]