Exerodonta
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Exerodonta 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 resurrected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae family http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/462/1/B294.pdf. 11 species that 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 were moved to this genus. Endemic to South-central 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...

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Species

Binomial Name and Author Common Name
Exerodonta abdivita
Exerodonta abdivita
Exerodonta abdivita is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches....

Exerodonta bivocata
Exerodonta bivocata
Exerodonta bivocata is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Chiapan Highlands Treefrog
Exerodonta catracha
Exerodonta catracha
Exerodonta catracha is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Honduras.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, and freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Zacate Blanco Treefrog
Exerodonta chimalapa
Exerodonta chimalapa
Exerodonta chimalapa is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Exerodonta juanitae Juanita's Earless Treefrog
Exerodonta melanomma Black-eyed Treefrog
Exerodonta perkinsi
Exerodonta perkinsi
Exerodonta perkinsi is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Guatemala.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest....

Perkins' Treefrog
Exerodonta pinorum Mexican Pine Woods Treefrog
Exerodonta smaragdina Emerald Treefrog
Exerodonta sumichrasti
Exerodonta sumichrasti
Exerodonta sumichrasti is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

Sumichrast's Treefrog
Exerodonta xera
Exerodonta xera
Exerodonta xera is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...


External links

. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Exerodonta. 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: Exerodonta. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 21, 2008).

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