Brocchi, 1877 :92 Plectrohyla guatemalensis Brocchi, 1877 Plectrohyla acanthodes chrysopleura Wilson, McCranie glandulosa (Boulenger) guatemalensis Brocchi matudai Hartweg teuchestes Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae) Duellman, William E. Marion, Angela B. Hedges, Blair Zootaxa 2016 4104 1 1 109 6SCH Brocchi, 1877 Brocchi 1877 [151,467,439,466] Amphibia Hylidae Plectrohyla Animalia Anura 18 19 Chordata genus     Plectrohyla  Brocchi, 1877:92. Typespecies:  Plectrohyla guatemalensis Brocchi, 1877, by original designation.  Definition.Moderate to large frogs having thick, glandular skin and enlarged prepollex with a projecting spine ( Figs. 5C and D), and the alary process of the premaxilla bifurcate posteriorly.  Content.Eighteen species:  Plectrohyla acanthodes*Duellman and Campbell, avia* Stuart,  chrysopleuraWilson, McCranie, and Cruz-Diaz, dasypus*McCranie and Wilson, exquisita*McCranie and Wilson,  glandulosa(Boulenger),  guatemalensisBrocchi, hartwegi*Duellman, ixil*Stuart, lacertosa*Bumzahem and Smith,  matudaiHartweg, pokomchi*Duellman and Campbell, psiloderma*McCranie and Wilson, pycnochila*Rabb, quecchi*Stuart, sagorum*Hartweg, tecunumani*Duellman and Campbell, and  teuchestes*Duellman and Campbell.   Distribution.Northern Central American highlands from Chiapas, Mexico, eastward through Guatemalaand northern El Salvadorto central and northern Honduras.   Etymology.The generic name is derived from the Greek plektronmeaning spur and  Hylasof Greek mythology. The name refers to the prepollical spines characteristic of members of the genus.   Remarks.Molecular data are available for only four of the 18 species.