Charadrahyla
{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Charadrahyla chaneque.jpg
| image_caption = Charadrahyla chaneque
| taxon = Charadrahyla
| authority = {{interlanguage link|Julián Faivovich|fr|lt=Faivovich}}, {{interlanguage link|Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad|fr|lt=Haddad}}, {{interlanguage link|Paulo Christiano de Anchietta Garcia|fr|lt=Garcia}}, Frost, Campbell, and {{Interlanguage link|Ward C. Wheeler|fr|lt=Wheeler}}, 2005
| type_species = Hyla taeniopus
| type_species_authority = Günther, 1901
| subdivision = 10 species (see text)
}}
Charadrahyla is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to tropical southern Mexico. The generic name was derived from Greek charadra ("ravine") and Hyla, in reference to the habits of these frogs. Accordingly, common name ravine treefrogs has been coined for the genus.
Taxonomy and systematics
This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae. It corresponds to the former Hyla taeniopus group as defined by {{interlanguage link|William Edward Duellman|fr|lt=William E. Duellman}} in 1970. The genus was originally diagnosed using molecular markers; no morphological synapomorphies supporting the new genus could be identified. The sister taxon of Charadrahyla is Megastomatohyla.
Five of the species in this genus were previously placed in the genus Hyla. Two species were later described as new in this genus, and another two were transferred from Exerodonta in 2018 based on molecular data.
Description
Charadrahyla are relatively large, stream-breeding frogs from cloud forests and humid pine-oak forests of central and southern Mexico. In the majority of species males measure {{convert|44|-|81|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|60|-|81|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length, but the former Exerodonta species, Charadrahyla juanitae and Charadrahyla pinorum, are much smaller, with males measuring {{convert|28|-|36|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|35|-|40|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}. Most species have a brownish dorsum with large blotches (exception is Charadrahyla altipotens).
Species
As of 2019, there are ten recognized species:{{cite web |url=http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2019/02/charadrahyla-sakbah.html |title=A New Species of Charadrahyla (Anura: Hylidae) from the Cloud Forest of western Oaxaca, Mexico |publisher=Novataxa|accessdate=11 February 2019}}
- Charadrahyla altipotens (Duellman, 1968) — yellowbelly voiceless tree frog
- Charadrahyla chaneque (Duellman, 1961) — fairy tree frog
- Charadrahyla esperancensis Canseco-Márquez, Ramírez-González, and González-Bernal, 2017
- Charadrahyla juanitae (Snyder, 1972)
- Charadrahyla nephila (Mendelson and Campbell, 1999)
- Charadrahyla pinorum (Taylor, 1937)
- Charadrahyla sakbah Jiménez-Arcos, Calzada-Arciniega, Alfaro-Juantorena, Vázquez-Reyes, Blair & Parra-Olea, 2019
- Charadrahyla taeniopus (Günther, 1901) — porthole tree frog
- Charadrahyla tecuani Campbell, Blancas-Hernández, and Smith, 2009
- Charadrahyla trux (Adler and Dennis, 1972) — spine-fingered tree frog
References
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{{cite book|last1=Günther|first1=Albert C. L. G.|author-link=Albert C. L. G. Günther|series=Biologia Centrali-Americana|title=Reptilia and Bactrachia|pages=269–270|date=1901|chapter=Hyla tæniopus, sp. n.|volume=Reptilia and Batrachia |chapter-url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/573123}}
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Category:Endemic amphibians of Mexico