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Ischnohyla

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Ischnohyla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Ischnohyla
Richards, Mahony, and Donnellan, 2025
Species

Ischnohyla is a genus of tree frogs in the family Pelodryadidae, native to New Guinea.[1] Species in the genus were previously included within the wastebasket genus Litoria, but were separated into a new genus in 2025.[2] They are small frogs with highly camouflaged skin, usually mottled greens, browns or cream.

The genus is named from the Greek ischnos meaning "weak or thin" alluding to their slender body, and the tree frog genus name Hyla.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2026). "Ischnohyla Richards, Mahony, and Donnella, 2025". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
  2. ^ a b Donnellan, Stephen C.; Mahony, Michael J.; Esquerré, Damien; Brennan, Ian G.; Price, Luke C.; Lemmon, Alan; Moriarty Lemmon, Emily; Günther, Rainer; Monis, Paul; Bertozzi, Terry; Keogh, J. Scott; Shea, Glenn M.; Richards, Stephen J. (2025-06-19). "Phylogenomics informs a generic revision of the Australo-Paupuan treefrogs (Anura: Pelodryadidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204 (2). Oxford Academic: 1–80. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf015. Retrieved 2026-04-01.