Plectrohyla

Spikethumb frogs (Plectrohyla) are a genus (group of species) of frogs in the family Hylidae. They live in Central America. They live as far north as southern Mexico through Guatemala and northern El Salvador to central and northern Honduras. The last time scientists reexamined the family Hylidae, they moved 21 species into this genus from Hyla., 2005: Systematic Review of the Frog Family Hylidae, with Special Reference to Hylinae: Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomic Revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Num. 294, pp.1-240.   They are called spikethumb because of the spike on their thumbs. The spike is called a prepollex. The name "Plectrohyla" comes from the Greek word plēktron, which means "spur,"  and hyla, the name of the group in which many of its frogs used to be.

Species
The following species are in the genus Plectrohyla:

Binomial name and author Common name Plectrohyla acanthodes   Thorny spikethumb frog Plectrohyla avia   Greater spikethumb frog Plectrohyla calvata   Plectrohyla chrysopleura    Plectrohyla dasypus   Honduras spikethumb frog Plectrohyla exquisita    Plectrohyla glandulosa   Forest spikethumb frog Plectrohyla guatemalensis   Guatemala spikethumb frog Plectrohyla hartwegi   Hartweg's spikethumb frog Plectrohyla hazelae   Hazel's tree frog Plectrohyla ixil   Ixil spikethumb frog  Plectrohyla lacertosa   Pop-eyed spikethumb frog Plectrohyla matudai   Matuda's spikethumb frog Plectrohyla pokomchi   Rio Sananja spikethumb frog Plectrohyla psiloderma    Plectrohyla pycnochila   Thick-lipped spikethumb frog Plectrohyla quecchi   Las Palmas spikethumb frog Plectrohyla sagorum   Arcane spikethumb frog Plectrohyla tecunumani   Cave spikethumb frog Plectrohyla teuchestes   Alta Verapaz spikethumb frog

 References 

Other websites
 . 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October 2007). Plectrohyla. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 22, 2008).
  [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Plectrohyla. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 22, 2008).
  taxon Plectrohyla at http://www.eol.org.

Category:Frogs of North America