Xenohyla
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Xenohyla 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, and are found in the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian states of Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...

 and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...

.

Species

Only two species are recognized in this genus:
Binomial Name and Author Common Name
Xenohyla eugenioi
Xenohyla eugenioi
Xenohyla eugenioi is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rocky areas....

Xenohyla truncata
Xenohyla truncata
Xenohyla truncata is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and intermittent freshwater marshes....

Izecksohn's Brazilian Treefrog

External links

. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Xenohyla. 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: Xenohyla. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 22, 2008). taxon Xenohyla at http://www.eol.org. Taxon Xenohyla at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 22, 2008). Taxon Xenohyla at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm


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