Hyla

See also: hyla and hýla

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, after Hylas, companion of Hercules

Proper noun

Hyla f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hylidae – some tree frogs.

Usage notes

• The genus formerly included most of the species in the entire Hylidae family.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Amphibia – class; Lissamphibia - subclass; Anura - order; Neobatrachia - suborder; Hylidae - family; Hylinae - subfamily; Hylini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hyla arborea, formerly Hyla viridis - type species

Derived terms

• Aparasphenodon (casque-headed frogs)
• Argenteohyla (syn. of Nyctimantis, brown-eyed treefrogs)
• Atlantihyla
• Bokermannohyla
• Bromeliohyla (bromeliad treefrogs)
• Charadrahyla (ravine treefrogs)
• Cruziohyla
• Duellmanohyla (brook frogs)
• Ecnomiohyla (fringe-limbed treefrogs)
• Hylomantis (rough leaf frogs)
• Isthmohyla
• Itapotihyla
• Megastomatohyla (large-mouthed treefrogs)
• Myersiohyla
• Nesorohyla
• Phasmahyla (shining leaf frogs)
• Plectrohyla (spike-thumb frogs)
• Ptychohyla (stream frogs)
• Quilticohyla
• Rheohyla (small-eared treefrogs)
• Sarcohyla
• Scarthyla (Madre de Dios tree frogs)
• Tepuihyla (Amazon tree frogs)
• Tlalocohyla (middle American yellow-bellied treefrogs)
• Xenohyla

References

• Hyla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hyla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hyla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons