Hylodidae
Hylodes meridionalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Superfamily: Hyloidea
Family: Hylodidae
Günther, 1858
Type genus
Hylodes
Fitzinger, 1826

Hylodidae, commonly known as giant Neotropical torrent frogs, is a family of frogs native to Brazil and northern Argentina.[1][2][3] Phylogenetic evidence suggests the Hylodidae being the sister group to the Alsodidae.[4]

Megaelosia goeldii is one species that lost the ability to produce vocalizations which in turn is denoted as mute. Through observation of aggressive interactions, it was found that the species' vocal sacs are used for one form of its visual signaling and communication. [5]

Diversity

The family contains 48 species in four genera:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hylodidae Günther, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Hylodidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ^ Blackburn, D.C.; Wake, D.B. (2011). "Class Amphibia Gray, 1825. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148: 39–55. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.8.
  4. ^ "Hylodidae Günther, 1858 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  5. ^ Augusto-Alves, Guilherme; Dena, Simone A.; Toledo, Luís F. (2018). "Visual communication and aggressive behaviour in a giant mute torrent-frog, Megaelosia apuana (Anura; Hylodidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. 39 (2): 260–264. doi:10.1163/15685381-20181000. ISSN 0173-5373.


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