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Wikipedia / Nyctimantis

Nyctimantis is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. The genus is found in south-eastern Brazil as well as in the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. These are tree-dwelling species usually hiding in the cisterns of epiphytic bromeliads. The top of the head carries a bony plate which is fused with the skin.

In 2021, based on phylogenetic evidence, the genus was redefined to include most species previously included in genera Aparasphenodon and Argenteohyla, which are now treated as synonyms of Nyctimantis.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Nyctimantis:

Binomial Name and Author

Common name

Nyctimantis arapapa

Bahia's broad-snout casque-headed tree frog

Nyctimantis bokermanni

Bokermann's casque-headed frog

Nyctimantis brunoi

Bruno's casque-headed frog

Nyctimantis galeata

Nyctimantis pomba

Rio Pomba's spotted tree frog

Nyctimantis rugiceps

Brown-eyed treefrog

Nyctimantis siemersi

Red-spotted Argentina frog

References

  • (1970b): The evolutionary relationships of casque-headed treefrogs with co-ossified skulls (family Hylidae). - Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist. 18, pp. [547-716]

  • taxon at http://www.eol.org.

  • Taxon at https://web.archive.org/web/20160606043808/http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 24, 2008).

  • Taxon at https://web.archive.org/web/20080501142231/http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm