Hylidae
Sign in to saveHylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic.
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Hylidae is a large family of frogs commonly called tree frogs, though the group actually includes many species that live on the ground or in water rather than in trees. This family is notable for its wide geographic distribution and the variety of habitats its members occupy.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyHylidae
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- Taxonomy and systematics
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour and ecology
- Breeding
- Feeding
- Gallery
- References
- Further reading
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Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic.
== Taxonomy and systematics== The earliest known fossils that can be assigned to this family are from the Cretaceous of India and the state of Wyoming in the United States.