Torrenteer Tree Frogs
Hyloscirtus
Hyloscirtus is a genus of Neotropical frogs in the family Hylidae. This genus was resurrected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae, with the distinguishing features being 56 transformations in nuclear and mitochondrial proteins and ribosomal genes. Of these species, 28 species, previously placed in the genus Hyla, were moved to this genus. The fingers and toes of these frogs have wide dermal fringes.
They are primarily found in foothill and mountain forests in the Andes, ranging from Bolivia to Venezuela, but a few species occur in adjacent lowlands or páramo, and two (H. colymba and H. palmeri) are found in Panama and Costa Rica. They are typically found near streams where they breed. Several species in this genus are seriously threatened by habitat loss, pollution, introduced species (predation by introduced trout), and the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.
44 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 44 known species
Palmer's Treefrog
speciesHyloscirtus palmeri
Babbling Torrenteer
speciesHyloscirtus alytolylax
Roque Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus phyllognathus
Cordillera central tree frog
speciesHyloscirtus larinopygion
Mashpi Torrenteer
speciesHyloscirtus mashpi
Paisa Frog
speciesHyloscirtus antioquia
Lynch's Colombian Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus lynchi
Linda's Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus lindae
La Loma Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus colymba
White-speckled Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus albopunctulatus
Tapichalaca Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus tapichalaca
Armed Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus armatus
Cóndor Stream Frog
speciesHyloscirtus condor
El Pepino tree frog
speciesHyloscirtus torrenticola
Sardinata Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus callipeza
Rio Chingual Valley tree frog
speciesHyloscirtus pantostictus
Charta Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus denticulentus
Cryptic Torrenteer
speciesHyloscirtus criptico
Conscious Stream Frog
speciesHyloscirtus conscientia
Bogota Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus bogotensis
Merida Andes Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus platydactylus
Papallacta tree frog
speciesHyloscirtus psarolaimus
Jahn's Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus jahni
Jondachi tree frog
speciesHyloscirtus staufferorum
Dispersed Stream Frog
speciesHyloscirtus dispersus
Hidden Stream Treefrog
speciesHyloscirtus arcanus
Hillis' Stream Frog
speciesHyloscirtus hillisi
Rio Luisito Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus piceigularis
Tiger's Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus tigrinus
Maycu Stream Frog
speciesHyloscirtus maycu
Elbakyan Stream Frog
speciesHyloscirtus elbakyanae
Red-eyed Stream Frog
speciesHyloscirtus diabolus
Tabor Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus lascinius
Perijá’s Stream Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus japreria
Western Andes Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus sarampiona
MacFarlane's Stream Frog
speciesHyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei
Simmons' Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus simmonsi
Rio Negro stream frog
speciesHyloscirtus tolkieni
Cauca Tree Frog
speciesHyloscirtus caucanus
Pilalo tree frog
speciesHyloscirtus ptychodactylus
Morona-Santiago tree frog
speciesHyloscirtus pacha
Prince Charles Torrenteer
speciesHyloscirtus princecharlesi
Charazani tree frog
speciesHyloscirtus charazani
Parjacti Treefrog
speciesHyloscirtus chlorosteus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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