Isthmohyla
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Isthmohyla is a genus of frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

s in the Hylidae family. This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae family. The fifteen species in this genus were previously placed in the Hyla
Hyla
The genus Hyla is one of approximately 38 genera in the New World family of tree frogs . The word Hyla translates to "tree," and tree frogs are indeed arboreal...

genus. They are endemic to Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

 and Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

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Species

Binomial Name and Author Common Name
Isthmohyla angustilineata
Isthmohyla angustilineata
Isthmohyla angustilineata is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.-Source:...

Narrow-lined Treefrog
Isthmohyla calypsa
Isthmohyla calypsa
Isthmohyla calypsa is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Isthmohyla debilis
Isthmohyla debilis
Isthmohyla debilis is a species of frog in the Hylidae family, found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is currently threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

Isla Bonita Treefrog
Isthmohyla graceae
Isthmohyla graceae
Isthmohyla graceae is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Panama and possibly Costa Rica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches....

Continental Divide Treefrog
Isthmohyla infucata
Isthmohyla infucata
Isthmohyla infucata is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Isthmohyla insolita
Isthmohyla insolita
Isthmohyla insolita is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Honduras.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Isthmohyla lancasteri
Isthmohyla lancasteri
Isthmohyla lancasteri is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, pastureland, plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former...

Lancaster's Treefrog
Isthmohyla melacaena
Isthmohyla picadoi
Isthmohyla picadoi
Isthmohyla picadoi is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

Volcan Barba Treefrog
Isthmohyla pictipes
Isthmohyla pictipes
Isthmohyla pictipes is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and possibly Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Pico Blanco Treefrog
Isthmohyla pseudopuma
Isthmohyla pseudopuma
Isthmohyla pseudopuma is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by...

Gunther's Costa Rican Treefrog
Isthmohyla rivularis
Isthmohyla rivularis
Isthmohyla rivularis is a rare species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is found on along fast-moving, clear streams of the lower and pre-montane rainforest slopes in Costa Rica and western Panama, from ....

American Cinchona Plantation Treefrog
Isthmohyla tica
Isthmohyla tica
Isthmohyla tica is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Starrett's Treefrog
Isthmohyla xanthosticta
Isthmohyla xanthosticta
Isthmohyla xanthosticta is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is thought to be endemic to Costa Rica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.-Source:...

South Fork Treefrog
Isthmohyla zeteki
Isthmohyla zeteki
Isthmohyla zeteki is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Zetek's Treefrog

External links

. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Isthmohyla. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 22, 2008). [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Isthmohyla. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 22, 2008).
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