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Definition of Genus Hyla
1. Noun. The type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads.
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Genus
Group relationships: Family Hylidae, Hylidae
Member holonyms: Hyla Crucifer, Spring Peeper, Hyla Regilla, Pacific Tree Toad, Canyon Treefrog, Hyla Arenicolor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hyla
Literary usage of Genus Hyla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Familiar Life in Field and Forest: The Animals, Birds, Frogs, and Salamanders by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1898)
"Quite nearly related to the genus Chorophilus is the genus Hyla* one ... and the
other is Hyla ander- * The genus Hyla includes fully one half of the large ..."
2. The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1909)
"The genus Hyla has its toes terminated by small suckers; and I found this animal
could crawl up a pane of glass, when placed absolutely perpendicular. ..."
3. Journal of Researches Into the Geology & Natural History of the Various by Charles Darwin (1908)
"A small frog, of the genus Hyla, sits on a blade of grass about an inch above
the surface of ... The genus Hyla has its toes terminated by small suckers; ..."
4. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1884)
"A small frog, of the genus Hyla, sits on a blade of grass about an inch above
the surface of the water, ... The genus Hyla has its toes terminated by small ..."
5. Principles of Animal Biology by Aaron Franklin Shull, George Roger Larue, Alexander Grant Ruthven (1920)
"Differences in the size of range of species may be illustrated by some of the
North American species of the genus Hyla (the tree frogs). ..."
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