Corythomantis
Corythomantis is a group of frogs in the family Hylidae. They live in northeastern Brazil. There was only one species in the group until 2012. Then scientists wrote about another species, Corythomantis galeata. These frogs are also called "Greening's frogs."[1]
| Corythomantis | |
|---|---|
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| Corythomantis greeningi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Corythomantis Boulenger, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Corythomantis greeningi Boulenger, 1896 | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
Species
There are two species in this genus:[1][2]
- Corythomantis galeata (Pombal, Menezes, Fontes, Nunes, Rocha, and Van Sluys, 2012)
- Corythomantis greeningi (Boulenger, 1896)
References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Corythomantis Boulenger, 1896". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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