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Hyloxalus is a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae.[1][2][3][4] These frogs live in Central and South America, as far north as Panama and as far south as Peru. They also live in the eastern hills around the Andes mountains in Bolivia to Venezuela, as far east as the Amazon Basin.[1]
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Phyllodromus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875 Hylixalus Boulenger, 1882 Cryptophyllobates Lötters, Jungfer, and Widmer, 2000
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Hyloxalus are small to medium in size, from about 19 to 33mm (0.7 to 1.3in)from nose to rear end.[4] Most have brown, gray, or black colors, but some bright colors (e.g., Hyloxalus azureiventris). All frogs in Hyloxalus have a light-colored stripe on the sides of their bodies. Most do not have any webbed skin on their feet. Most have disks on their front feet for climbing.[5]
Most species lay their eggs on the ground and then carry the tadpoles to water on the forest floor or in streams. Hyloxalus chlorocraspedus uses water in fallen trees.[4]
As of early 2022, there are 63 species in this group:[1]
Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4thed.). Academic Press. p.490. OCLC839312807.