Ecnomiohyla
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Ecnomiohyla is a genus of frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

s in the Hylidae family. This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae family http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/462/1/B294.pdf. The ten original species in this genus (E. rabborum was a later discovery) were previously placed in the Hyla
Hyla
The genus Hyla is one of approximately 38 genera in the New World family of tree frogs . The word Hyla translates to "tree," and tree frogs are indeed arboreal...

genus. Found at wet forested highlands of southern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 through Central America to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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Species

Binomial Name and Author Common Name
Ecnomiohyla echinata Oaxacan Fringe-limbed Treefrog
Ecnomiohyla fimbrimembra Heredia Treefrog
Ecnomiohyla miliaria
Ecnomiohyla miliaria
Ecnomiohyla miliaria is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

Cope's Brown Treefrog
Ecnomiohyla minera
Ecnomiohyla minera
Ecnomiohyla minera is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Guatemala.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Guatemala Treefrog
Ecnomiohyla miotympanum Small-eared Treefrog
Ecnomiohyla phantasmagoria
Ecnomiohyla phantasmagoria
Ecnomiohyla phantasmagoria is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Ecnomiohyla rabborum Rabb's Fringe-limbed Treefrog
Ecnomiohyla salvaje
Ecnomiohyla salvaje
Ecnomiohyla salvaje is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Guatemala and Honduras.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Copan Treefrog
Ecnomiohyla thysanota
Ecnomiohyla thysanota
Ecnomiohyla thysanota is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Panama and possibly Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.-Source:...

Cerro Mali Treefrog
Ecnomiohyla tuberculosa
Ecnomiohyla tuberculosa
Ecnomiohyla tuberculosa is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches....

Canelos Treefrog
Ecnomiohyla valancifer San Martin Fringe-limbed Treefrog

External links

. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October 2007). Ecnomiohyla. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 21, 2008). [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Ecnomiohyla. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 21, 2008).

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