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
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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.