Taxonomic Review of the Populations of the Fringe-Limbed Treefrogs (Hylidae: Ecnomiohyla) in Mexico and Nuclear Central America

The members of the genus Ecnomiohyla from Mexico and Nuclear Central America have had their taxonomic names applied inconsistently in the literature, notably with much confusion surrounding specimens from the Maya Mountains of Belize. We refer those individuals to E. minera and, based on examination...

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Published inSouth american journal of herpetology Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 187 - 194
Main Authors III, Joseph R. Mendelson, Eichenbaum Amit, Campbell Jonathan A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazilian Society of Herpetology 01.12.2015
Subjects
Amphibia
Ecnomiohyla echinata
Ecnomiohyla minera
Ecnomiohyla salvaje
Ecnomiohyla valancifer
frogs
Hylidae
mountains
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Belize
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Summary:The members of the genus Ecnomiohyla from Mexico and Nuclear Central America have had their taxonomic names applied inconsistently in the literature, notably with much confusion surrounding specimens from the Maya Mountains of Belize. We refer those individuals to E. minera and, based on examination of almost all known specimens of Ecnomiohyla from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras, provide revised diagnoses for the recognized species: E. echinata, E. minera, E. salvaje, and E. valancifer. These frogs are rarely encountered and some species have not been seen in many decades.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.2994%2FSAJH-D-15-00010.1
ISSN:1808-9798
DOI:10.2994/SAJH-D-15-00010.1