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Genus of amphibians

Corythomantis
Corythomantis greeningi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Lophyohylinae
Genus: Corythomantis
Boulenger, 1896
Type species
Corythomantis greeningi
Boulenger, 1896
Diversity
2 species (see text)

Corythomantis is a small genus of hylid frogs endemic to northeastern Brazil. It was monotypic until description of a second species, Corythomantis galeata in 2012, though this species was later moved to Nyctimantis. Corythomantis botoque was described in 2021. These frogs are sometimes known under common name Greening's frogs.

Species

There are two species in this genus:

References

  1. Marques, R; C.F.B. Haddad; A.A. Garda (2021). "There and back again from monotypy: A new species of the Casque-Headed Corythomantis Boulenger 1896 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Espinhaço Mountain Range, Brazil". Herpetologica (Abstract). 77 (1): 56–71. doi:10.1655/0018-0831-77.1.56. S2CID 232326854. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Corythomantis Boulenger, 1896". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
Taxon identifiers
Corythomantis


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