
Hatchet-faced Tree Frogs
Sphaenorhynchus
Sphaenorhynchus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. They are also known as lime treefrogs or hatchet-faced treefrogs. They are found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins of South America, the Guianas, Trinidad, and southern and eastern Brazil. The majority of the species are associated with the Atlantic Forest domain in Brazil.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species

Greater Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus lacteus

Pygmy Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus carneus

Caramaschi's Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus caramaschii

Rio Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus planicola

Spotted Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus dorisae

Cochran's Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus surdus

Bokermann's Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus prasinus

Espinhaço Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus canga

Linhares Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus palustris

South American Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus platycephalus
Mucurici Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus mirim

Lagoa Nova Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus botocudo
Pedra Talhada Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus cammaeus
Bahia Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
speciesSphaenorhynchus bromelicola
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 24235.