Hylomantis Peters, 1873

Duellman, William E., Marion, Angela B. & Hedges, Blair, 2016, Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae), Zootaxa 4104 (1), pp. 1-109 : 35

Hylomantis Peters, 1873

Hylomantis Peters, 1873 “1872:”772, Type species: Hylomantis asper Peters, 1873 “1872.” by monotypy.

Definition. Small frogs (SVL less than 50 mm); vomerine teeth present; palpebral membrane not reticulated; tadpoles having enlarged oral disc directed anteriorly.

Content. Two species: Hylomantis asperus Peters and H. granulosus (Cruz) .

Distribution. Atlantic coastal forest in the states of Bahia and Pernambuco, Brazil.

Etymology. The generic name is the combination of Hylas of Greek mythology and the Greek mantis prophet or soothsayer. The gender is masculine.

Remarks. The generic placement of these frogs has been chaotic (see Faivovich et al. 2010, and Pimenta et al. 2007b). The tadpoles are unique among phyllomedusids by having the eyes lateral and visible from below and an enlarged oral disc directed anteriorly ( Nascimento & Skuk 2007). Faivovich et al. (2010) recognized Hylomantis as a genus containing H. asperus ( Fig. 15A ) and H. granulosus plus the “ Phyllomedusa buckleyi Group.” Herein we consider Hylomantis to be composed of two species in northeastern Brazil, more than 3000 km away from the “ Phyllomedusa buckleyi Group” and from members of the genus Agalychnis in Central America and northwestern South America.

Figures

FIGURE 15. A. Hylomantis asperus. Belmonte, Bahia, Brazil. M. Teixeira. Jr. B. Agalychnis buckleyi, KU 143225, 16.5 km north-northeast Santa Rosa, 1700 m, Napo, Ecuador. W. E. Duellman. C. Agalychnis hulli, Universidad Ricardo Palma, 1.5 km north Teniente López, 310 m, Loreto, Peru. W. E. Duellman. D. Agalychnis lemur, KU 63940, Tapanti, 1500 m, Cartago, Costa Rica. W. E. Duellman.