Status of the frog genus sphoenohyla with a synopsis of the species

There is, in South America, a small group of hylid frogs usually referred to as the aurantiaca group. The frogs of this group are known by their bright green or greenish yellow color in life, and their pointed and projecting snouts. In preservative they tend to assume a bent and cramped position and...

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Autores:
Goin, Coleman J.
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
1957
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/43097
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/43097
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/33195/
Palabra clave:
Plantas
animales
Historia Natural
Paleobotánica
Paleozoología
Ornitología
Herpetología
Botánica
Entomología
Parasitología
Ictiología
Frog Genus Sphoenohyla
Aurantiaca group
Hyla lactea
Spheenorhynchus
Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Plantas
animales
Historia Natural
Paleobotánica
Paleozoología
Ornitología
Herpetología
Botánica
Entomología
Parasitología
Ictiología
Frog Genus Sphoenohyla
Aurantiaca group
Hyla lactea
Spheenorhynchus
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openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:There is, in South America, a small group of hylid frogs usually referred to as the aurantiaca group. The frogs of this group are known by their bright green or greenish yellow color in life, and their pointed and projecting snouts. In preservative they tend to assume a bent and cramped position and to fade rapidly, first to an orangish hue and then to a creamy white.