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Heart-tongued Frogs (Phyllodytes) is a genus of frogs in the Hylidae family, found in eastern Brazil and Trinidad. These are small arboreal frogs which live and breed exclusively on epiphytic bromeliad plants. They have serrated teeth and sharp fangs on their jaws.
[edit] Species
This genus includes 12 species:
| Binomial Name and Author |
Common Name |
| Phyllodytes acuminatus Bokermann, 1966 |
Alagoas Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes auratus (Boulenger, 1917) |
Trinidad Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes brevirostris Peixoto & Cruz, 1988 |
Alhandra Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes edelmoi Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003 |
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| Phyllodytes gyrinaethes Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003 |
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| Phyllodytes kautskyi Peixoto & Cruz, 1988 |
Brazilian Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes luteolus (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) |
Yellow Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes maculosus Cruz, Feio & Cardoso, 2007 |
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| Phyllodytes melanomystax Caramaschi, da Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992 |
Bahia Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes punctatus Caramaschi & Peixoto, 2004 |
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| Phyllodytes tuberculosus Bokermann, 1966 |
Maracas Heart-tongued Frogs |
| Phyllodytes wuchereri (Peters, 1873) |
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[edit] References
- Caramaschi, U., Peixoto, O., Rodrigues, M.T. (2004): Revalidation and redescription of Phyllodytes wuchereri (Peters, 1873) (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) - Arq. Mus. Nac., Rio de Janeiro 62(2), pp. 185-191
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