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Hyla (tree frog)
Taxonomy
Hyla was named by Laurenti (1768). It is extant. It is the type genus of Hylidae, Hylinae.
It was assigned to Hylinae by Holman (1985), Sanchiz (1998), Hoegg et al. (2004); and to Hylidae by Cope (1875), Noble (1928), Lynch (1965), Carroll (1988), Holman et al. (1990), Venczel and Stiuca (2008), Villa et al. (2020), Georgalis et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Hylinae by Holman (1985), Sanchiz (1998), Hoegg et al. (2004); and to Hylidae by Cope (1875), Noble (1928), Lynch (1965), Carroll (1988), Holman et al. (1990), Venczel and Stiuca (2008), Villa et al. (2020), Georgalis et al. (2024).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2003-01-23; modified by T. Liebrecht on 2013-10-27
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1768 | Hyla Laurenti p. 32 |
| 1875 | Hyla Cope p. 30 |
| 1928 | Hyla Noble p. 9 |
| 1965 | Hyla Lynch p. 74 |
| 1985 | Hyla Holman |
| 1988 | Hyla Carroll |
| 1990 | Hyla Holman et al. p. 524 |
| 1998 | Hyla Sanchiz |
| 2004 | Hyla Hoegg et al. p. 1190 |
| 2008 | Hyla Venczel and Stiuca p. 749 figs. 11A-C |
| 2020 | Hyla Villa et al. |
| 2024 | Hyla Georgalis et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Hyla Laurenti 1768 [tree frog]
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Hyla arborea Linnaeus 1758
†Hyla baderi Lynch 1965
†Hyla barbudensis Auffenberg 1959 [tree frog]
Hyla cinerea Schneider 1799 [American green tree frog]
†Hyla europaea Noble 1928
†Hyla goini Auffenberg 1956 [tree frog]
Hyla gratiosa Le Conte 1856 [barking treefrog]
†Hyla miocenica Holman 1966
Hyla squirella Bosc 1800 [squirrel treefrog]
Hyla versicolor Le Conte 1825 [gray tree frog]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Uhen 2004, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Holocene or 37.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (101 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadronian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Hyla swanstoni (16919) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) | Hyla europaea (84606) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (Florida) | Hyla goini (18597) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Texas) | Hyla miocenica (140202) | |
| Barstovian | USA (South Dakota) | Hyla sp. (18303 18397) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | Hyla cinerea, Hyla crucifer (18141) Hyla gratiosa, Hyla squirella, Hyla cinerea (18284) Hyla indet. (18208) Hyla sp. (18031 18442) | |
| Early/Lower Barstovian | USA (Texas) | Hyla miocenica (18665) | |
| MN 5 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Hyla sp. (48325) | |
| Serravallian | Slovakia (Bratislava) | Hyla sp. (58983) | |
| MN 6 - MN 7 + 8 | Hungary (Nograd) | Hyla sp. (167497 167509 167512) | |
| Sarmatian | Romania (Arad) | Hyla arborea (135812) | |
| MN 7 + 8 | Hungary (Heves) | Hyla arborea (168132) | |
| MN 7 + 8 | Romania (Bihor) | Hyla sp. (200051) | |
| Clarendonian | USA (Kansas) | Hyla sp., Hyla gratiosa, Hyla squirella, Hyla cinerea (18450) | |
| Late/Upper Clarendonian | USA (Nebraska) | Hyla sp. (18327) | |
| Tortonian | Moldova | Hyla sp. (152254) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Russian Federation (Adygea) | Hyla sp. (196591) | |
| MN 9 | Hungary (Heves) | Hyla arborea (168177 168187 168190 168191) | |
| MN 9 | Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) | Hyla sp. (75481) | |
| Hemphillian | USA (Nebraska) | Hyla sp. (18225) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian | USA (Nebraska) | Hyla sp. (18247 18359) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian | USA (Arizona) | Hyla sp. (19610) | |
| MN 11 | Austria (Burgenland) | Hyla sp. (37789) | |
| Turolian | Greece (Athens) | Hyla sp. (207979) | |
| Turolian | Greece (Central Macedonia) | Hyla sp. (32189) | |
| MN 12 | Ukraine (Odessa) | Hyla sp. (48175) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Piedmont) | Hyla arborea (172910 172912 172914 172915 199860) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Ravenna) | Hyla sp. (144566) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Armenia (Shirak) | Hyla sp. (241918) | |
| Ruscinian | Greece | Hyla arborea (31900 31907) Hyla sp., Hyla arborea (31229) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Morocco | Hyla meridionalis (32052) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy (Sardinia) | Hyla arborea (230767) | |
| MN 16 | Italy (Piedmont) | Hyla arborea (49360) | |
| Villafranchian | Italy (Verona) | Hyla arborea (206747) | |
| Gelasian | USA (Florida) | Hyla cinerea (20384) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Netherlands (Limburg) | Hyla arborea (192405) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Romania (Ilfov) | Hyla arborea (230700) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Greece (Peloponnisos) | Hyla sp., Hyla arborea (34766) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Germany (Thüringen) | Hyla arborea (45065) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Spain (Burgos) | Hyla arborea (241995) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Croatia (Istria) | Hyla sp. (40500) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Italy (Tuscany) | Hyla sp. (51778) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Texas) | Hyla holmani (126664) | |
| Pleistocene | Italy (Sardinia) | Hyla sarda (92675) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (West Virginia) | Hyla chrysoscelis, Hyla crucifer (123875) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Tennessee) | Hyla femoralis (126663) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Pennsylvania) | Hyla crucifer (126662) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Maryland) | Hyla crucifer (20302) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (California) | Hyla sp. (20173 20177 20178 20190) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Arizona) | Hyla sp. (20446 20449) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Kansas) | Hyla versicolor (20390) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Norfolk) | Hyla arborea (49816) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Siracusa) | Hyla arborea (175900) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Hyla arborea (195119) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Madrid) | Hyla sp. (195267) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Palencia) | Hyla arborea (205284) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Soria) | Hyla sp. (195563) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain | Hyla arborea (34926) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Hyla arborea (34925) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) | Hyla sp. (84938) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | France (Limousin Region) | Hyla sp. (195221) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Hyla indet. (20491) | |
| Rancholabrean (glacial) | USA (California) | Hyla regilla (20624) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain (Arrasate) | Hyla arborea (191758) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Florida) | Hyla sp. (154722) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Alabama) | Hyla gratiosa (84181) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan (Aomori) | Hyla japonica (101898) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy (Sardinia) | Hyla arborea (51552) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Hyla sp. (93816) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | United Kingdom (Norfolk) | Hyla meridionalis (195206) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Hyla crucifer (13066) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Hyla crucifer (103991) Hyla sp. (82258) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Florida) | Hyla femoralis, Hyla sp. (20650) Hyla gratiosa, Hyla cinerea, Hyla baderi (20573) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | France (Corse) | Hyla sarda (215362) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (California) | Hyla sp. (236908) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Antigua and Barbuda (Barbuda) | Hyla barbudensis (155349) | |
| Holocene | France (Corse) | Hyla sarda (215378) | |
| Holocene | Jamaica | Hyla sp. (215359) |