Phasmahyla is a genus of tree frogs. They are commonly known as shining leaf frogs, and are endemic to Brazil.[1]

Shining leaf frogs
Phasmahyla cochranae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae
Genus: Phasmahyla
Cruz, 1991
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Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Phasmahyla:

Binomial name and Author Common name
Phasmahyla cochranae (Bokermann, 1966) Chocolatefoot leaf frog
Phasmahyla cruzi (Carvalho-e-Silva, Silva, and Carvalho-e-Silva, 2009)
Phasmahyla exilis (Cruz, 1980) Mottled leaf frog
Phasmahyla guttata (Lutz, 1924) Spotted leaf frog
Phasmahyla jandaia (Bokermann & Sazima, 1978) Sazima's leaf frog
Phasmahyla lisbella Pereira, Rocha, Folly, Silva, and Santana, 2018
Phasmahyla spectabilis Cruz, Feio & Nascimento, 2008
Phasmahyla timbo Cruz, Napoli & Fonseca, 2008


References

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  1. ^ "Phasmahyla Cruz, 1991 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-11-21.