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Spikethumb frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Hylinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Hylidae

Scientific name
  
Plectrohyla

Higher classification
  
Hylidae

Order
  
Frog

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Lower classifications
  
Plectrohyla guatemalensis, Plectrohyla dasypus, Plectrohyla exquisita, Plectrohyla sagorum, Plectrohyla hartwegi

Spikethumb frogs are a genus (Plectrohyla) of frogs in the Hylidae family found in Central America from southern Mexico through Guatemala and northern El Salvador to central and northern Honduras. A major revision of the Hylidae family moved an additional 21 species to this genus from the Hyla genus. They are called spikethumb because of the spike on their thumbs, which is called a prepollex. The genus name comes from the Greek word plēktron ("spur") and hyla (the genus in which it was formerly placed).

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Species

This genus has 42 recognized species:

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Spikethumb frog Alta Verapaz spikethumb frog photo Plectrohyla teuchestes G76490

Spikethumb frog Las Palmas spikethumb frog videos photos and facts Plectrohyla

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References

Spikethumb frog Wikipedia