Atlantihyla

Atlantihyla is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae.[2][3] It is endemic to Central America, specifically to Honduras and Guatemala.[2] The generic name refers to its distribution on the Atlantic side of the isthmus (from Atlantis+hyla).[1] The members of the genus are known as stream frogs.

Atlantihyla
Atlantihyla spinipollex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Atlantihyla
Faivovich et al., 2018[1]
Type species
Hyla spinipollex
Species

3 species (see text)

Taxonomy

The genus was established based on molecular data in a revision of the subfamily Hylinae by Julián Faivovich and colleagues in 2018. In order to obtain a monophyletic Ptychohyla, Faivovich and colleagues moved two former Ptychohyla species to Atlantihyla and four former Ptychohyla species to Quilticohyla. Atlantihyla has a sister group relationship to a poorly-supported clade that includes Bromeliohyla, Duellmanohyla, and Quilticohyla.[1] A third Atlantihyla species was described in 2020.[4]

Description

The only, tentative phenotypic synapomorphy of this genus is the presence of a well-defined ventrolateral white stripe. A vertical rostral keel is present.[1] Males measure 30–41 mm (1.2–1.6 in) and females 31–46 mm (1.2–1.8 in) in snout–vent length.[1][4] The tadpoles have large oral discs.[1]

Species

There are currently three recognized species:[2]

  • Atlantihyla melissa Townsend, Herrera-B., Hofmann, Luque-Montes, Ross, Dudek, Krygeris, Duchamp, and Wilson, 2020[4]
  • Atlantihyla panchoi (Duellman and Campbell, 1982) – Guatemala stream frog
  • Atlantihyla spinipollex (K. P. Schmidt, 1936) – Ceiba stream frog

The AmphibiaWeb lists this genus as monotypic, with Atlantihyla melissa as the sole species.[3]

References
  1. Faivovich, Julián; Pereyra, Martín O.; Luna, María Celeste; Hertz, Andreas; Blotto, Boris L.; Vásquez-Almazán, Carlos R.; McCranie, James R.; Sánchez, David A.; Baêta, Délio; Araujo-Vieira, Katyuscia; Köhler, Gunther; Kubicki, Brian; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Frost, Darrel R.; Wheeler, Ward C. & Haddad, Célio F.B. (2018). "On the monophyly and relationships of several genera of Hylini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae), with comments on recent taxonomic changes in hylids". South American Journal of Herpetology. 13 (1): 1–32. doi:10.2994/sajh-d-17-00115.1.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Atlantihyla Faivovich, Pereyra, Luna, Hertz, Blotto, Vásquez-Almazán, McCranie, Sánchez, Baêta, Araujo-Vieira, Köhler, Kubicki, Campbell, Frost, Wheeler, and Haddad, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. Townsend, Josiah H.; Herrera-B., Luis A.; Hofmann, Erich P.; Luque-Montess, Ileana R.; Ross, Ayla N.; Dudek Jr., Daniel; Krygeris, Catherine; Duchamp, Joseph E. & Wilson, Larry David (2020). "A critically endangered new species of polymorphic stream frog (Anura: Hylidae: Atlantihyla) from the montane rainforest of Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texiguat, Honduras". Vertebrate Zoology. 70 (4): 731–756. doi:10.26049/VZ70-4-2020-12.
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