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Tree frogs are members of these families or genera: Hylidae , or "true" treefrogs, occur in the temperate to tropical parts of Eurasia north of the Himalayas , Australia and the Americas . Rhacophoridae , or shrub frogs, are the treefrogs of tropical regions around the Indian Ocean : Africa , South Asia and Southeast Asia east to Lydekker's line .
The frogs thrived in these facilities but never mated. The last female died in 2009 in the Atlanta Botanical Garden. In an essay regarding the rapid extinctions of amphibians happening around the world, Joseph R. Mendelson III, the Curator of Herpetology in Zoo Atlanta and one of the scientists who first described E. rabborum , stated that ...
Ecnomiohyla, commonly known as fringe-limbed treefrogs or marvelous frogs, is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of Hylidae. The ten original species in this genus ( E. rabborum and E. sukia are later discoveries) were previously placed in the genus Hyla .
North America has many species of the family Hylidae, including the gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) and the American green tree frog (H. cinerea). The spring peeper ( Pseudacris crucifer ) is also widespread in the eastern United States and is commonly heard on spring and summer evenings.
Toughie was one of "several dozen" frogs and tadpoles of the same species to be transported back to the United States. [4] Toughie lived at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Georgia. At the Garden, he was placed in a special containment area called the "frogPOD", a biosecure enclosure.
The Atlantic Coast leopard frog is one of several species of leopard frogs. Its species name, kauffeldi, is derived from the name of Staten Island herpetologist Carl Frederick Kauffeld, who in 1936 proposed that there could be a third species of leopard frog inhabiting the New York metropolitan area, specifically Staten Island. [7]
Phytotriades is a genus of tree frogs in the family Hylidae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As currently delimited, the genus is monotypic and contains Phytotriades auratus , [ 3 ] commonly known as the golden tree frog , [ 2 ] [ 5 ] bromeliad-dwelling treefrog , [ 6 ] El Tucuche golden tree frog , or Trinidad heart-tongued frog .
Nyctimantis arapapa, also known as Bahia's broad-snout casque-headed tree frog, is a species of frog endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil. [1] The frogs of the genus Nyctimantis are distinguished by a bony plate on top of their heads, referred to as "casque-headed".