Hylidae

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Yellow Heart-tongued Frog

Yellow Heart-tongued Frog

Phyllodytes luteolus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Phyllodytes luteolus, the yellow heart-tongued frog, is a non-endangered Brazilian hylid frog that lives on bromeliads.

Flat-headed Spiny-backed Frog

Flat-headed Spiny-backed Frog

Osteocephalus planiceps Cope, 1874

Osteocephalus planiceps is a Hylidae frog found in northwestern South America, threatened by habitat loss.

Egg-eating Spiny-backed Frog

Egg-eating Spiny-backed Frog

Osteocephalus oophagus Jungfer & Schiesari, 1995

Osteocephalus oophagus is an egg-eating hylid frog found across northern South America that produces bufotenin.

Yasuni Spiny-backed Frog

Yasuni Spiny-backed Frog

Osteocephalus yasuni Ron & Pramuk, 1999

Osteocephalus yasuni is a reasonably abundant nocturnal tree frog native to the Amazonian forests of Ecuador, found in multiple protected areas including Yasuni National Park.

Giant Broad-headed Treefrog

Giant Broad-headed Treefrog

Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

Osteocephalus taurinus is a frog species with distinct size and skin differences between adult males and females, and defined color patterns.

Ecuador Spiny-backed Frog

Ecuador Spiny-backed Frog

Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901)

Osteocephalus verruciger, the Ecuador slender-legged tree frog, is a Hylidae frog found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Cayenne Spiny-backed Frog

Cayenne Spiny-backed Frog

Osteocephalus leprieurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Osteocephalus leprieurii is a hylid frog species found in northern South America, with two common names.

Bolivian Spiny-backed Frog

Bolivian Spiny-backed Frog

Osteocephalus castaneicola Moravec, Aparicio, Guerrero-Reinhard, Calderón, Jungfer & Gvozdík, 2009

Osteocephalus castaneicola is a species of hylid frog that reproduces in water-filled Brazil nut fruit capsules in South American rainforests.

Northern Cricket Frog

Northern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans Baird, 1854

Acris crepitans (northern cricket frog) is a small North American hylid frog with documented morphology, habitat, distribution, and resource allocation trade-offs.

Southern Cricket Frog

Southern Cricket Frog

Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825)

Acris gryllus, the southern cricket frog, is a small North American frog distinguished from its close relative A. crepitans by multiple physical traits.

Blanchard's Cricket Frog

Blanchard's Cricket Frog

Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947

Acris blanchardi, or Blanchard's cricket frog, is a small North American aquatic tree frog with distinct identifying features.

Greater Hatchet-faced Tree Frog

Greater Hatchet-faced Tree Frog

Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Daudin, 1800)

Sphaenorhynchus lacteus is a common semi-aquatic frog found in lowland wet habitats across much of its range.

Black-spotted Casque-headed Tree Frog

Black-spotted Casque-headed Tree Frog

Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838

The black-spotted casque-headed tree frog is a Hylidae frog endemic to Brazil, threatened by habitat loss.

Jordan's Casque-headed Tree Frog

Jordan's Casque-headed Tree Frog

Trachycephalus jordani (Stejneger & Test, 1891)

Trachycephalus jordani, Jordan's casque-headed tree frog, is a Hylidae species found in northwestern South America, threatened by habitat loss.

Golden-Eyed Tree Frog

Golden-Eyed Tree Frog

Trachycephalus coriaceus (Peters, 1867)

The Surinam golden-eyed tree frog is a Hylidae species found in northern South America, threatened by habitat loss.

Porto Alegre Golden-eyed Tree Frog

Porto Alegre Golden-eyed Tree Frog

Trachycephalus mesophaeus (Hensel, 1867)

Trachycephalus mesophaeus, the Porto Alegre golden-eyed treefrog, is an abundant Hylidae frog endemic to eastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest.

Amazon Milk Frog

Amazon Milk Frog

Trachycephalus resinifictrix (Goeldi, 1907)

Trachycephalus resinifictrix, or the Mission golden-eyed tree frog, is a large South American rainforest frog that exudes a milky stressed fluid.

Veined Tree Frog

Veined Tree Frog

Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trachycephalus typhonius, the veined tree frog, is a nocturnal toxic-secreting Hylidae species found in Central and South America.

Chocoan milky frog

Chocoan milky frog

Trachycephalus quadrangulum (Boulenger, 1882)

The Chocoan milk frog, Trachycephalus quadrangulum, is an endemic Andean Pacific slope hylid frog found in Ecuador and Peru.

California Tree Frog

California Tree Frog

Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866)

Pseudacris cadaverina, the California tree frog, is a common small cryptically colored frog not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Boreal Chorus Frog

Boreal Chorus Frog

Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850)

Pseudacris maculata is a small variable-colored North American frog with characteristic static call trills that breeds annually in spring.

Mountain Chorus Frog

Mountain Chorus Frog

Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889)

Pseudacris brachyphona, the Appalachian mountain chorus frog, is a small North American frog that eats terrestrial invertebrates.

Strecker's Chorus Frog

Strecker's Chorus Frog

Pseudacris streckeri Wright & Wright, 1933

Pseudacris streckeri, or Strecker's chorus frog, is a small frog with disputed taxonomy over its two distinct populations.

Spotted Chorus Frog

Spotted Chorus Frog

Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)

Pseudacris clarkii, the spotted chorus frog, is a small North American frog with distinct coloration that lives in prairies and breeding pools.

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