| Exerodonta | |
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| Exerodonta catracha | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Exerodonta Brocchi, 1879 |
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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 . Eleven species previously placed in the genus Hyla were moved to this genus. They are endemic to south-central Mexico.
Species
| 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. | ||
External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October 2007). Exerodonta. Electronic Database accessible at https://web.archive.org/web/20071024033938/http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 21, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Exerodonta. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 21, 2008).
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