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Exerodonta

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Exerodonta
Exerodonta catracha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Exerodonta
Brocchi, 1879
Species

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Exerodonta is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. This genus was resurrected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae [1]. Eleven species previously placed in the genus Hyla were moved to this genus. They are endemic to south-central Mexico.

Species

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Image Binomial Name and Author Common Name Distribution
Exerodonta abdivita (Campbell and Duellman, 2000) Mexico.
Exerodonta bivocata (Duellman and Hoyt, 1961) Chiapan Highlands tree frog Mexico.
Exerodonta catracha (Porras and Wilson, 1987) Zacate Blanco tree frog Honduras.
Exerodonta chimalapa (Mendelson and Campbell, 1994) Mexico.
Exerodonta melanomma (Taylor, 1940) black-eyed tree frog Mexico.
Exerodonta perkinsi (Campbell and Brodie, 1992) Perkins' tree frog Guatemala.
Exerodonta smaragdina (Taylor, 1940) emerald tree frog Mexico.
Exerodonta sumichrasti (Brocchi, 1879) Sumichrast's tree frog Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas)
Exerodonta xera (Mendelson and Campbell, 1994) Mexico.
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