Trachycephalus is a genus of frogs, commonly known as the casque-headed tree frogs, in the family Hylidae. They are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. In a recent revision, the seven species of the genus Phrynohyas were included in this genus, and Phrynohyas is now considered a synonym of Trachycephalus. These frogs inhabit the canopies of tropical rainforests, where they breed in tree cavities, and rarely, if ever, descend to the ground.

Species

Binomial name and authorCommon name
T. atlas Bokermann, 1966Bokermann's casque-headed tree frog
T. coriaceus (Peters, 1867)Surinam golden-eyed tree frog
T. cunauaru Gordo, Toledo, Suárez, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Ávila, Morais, and Nunes, 2013
T. dibernardoi Kwet and Solé, 2008
T. hadroceps (Duellman and Hoogmoed, 1992)New River tree frog
T. helioi Nunes, Suárez, Gordo, and Pombal, 2013
T. imitatrix (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926)Rio golden-eyed tree frog
T. jordani (Stejneger and Test, 1891)Jordan's casque-headed tree frog
T. lepidus (Pombal, Haddad, and Cruz, 2003)
T. macrotis (Andersson, 1945)Amazonian milk frog
T. mambaiensis Cintra, Silva, Silva, Garcia and Zaher, 2009Mambai casque-headed tree frog
T. mesophaeus (Hensel, 1867)Porto Alegre golden-eyed tree frog
T. nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838black-spotted casque-headed tree frog
T. quadrangulum (Boulenger, 1882)Chocoan milk frog
T. resinifictrix (Goeldi, 1907)Mission golden-eyed tree frog or Amazon milk frog
T. typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758)veined tree frog, common milk frog
T. venezolanus (Mertens, 1950)Venezuela casque-headed frog
T. "vermiculatus" (Cope, 1877)milky treefrog

External links

  • Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October 2007). . Electronic Database accessible at . American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 25, 2008).
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: . AmphibiaWeb, available at . (Accessed: Apr 25, 2008).
  • eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon at .
  • ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon at . (Accessed: Apr 25, 2008).
  • GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon at