Nyctimantis

Nyctimantis is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. The genus is found in south-eastern Brazil as well as in the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.^[2][3] These are tree-dwelling species usually hiding in the cisterns of epiphytic bromeliads. The top of the head carries a bony plate which is fused with the skin.

Nyctimantis
Nyctimantis bokermanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Subfamily:	Lophyohylinae
Genus:	Nyctimantis Boulenger, 1882
Species
see text
Synonyms
Aparasphenodon Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920[1] Argenteohyla Trueb, 1970[1]

In 2021, based on phylogenetic evidence, the genus was redefined to include most species previously included in genera Aparasphenodon and Argenteohyla, which are now treated as synonyms of Nyctimantis.^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Nyctimantis:^[2][4]

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Nyctimantis arapapa Pimenta, Napoli & Haddad, 2009	Bahia's broad-snout casque-headed tree frog
Nyctimantis bokermanni Pombal, 1993	Bokermann's casque-headed frog
Nyctimantis brunoi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920	Bruno's casque-headed frog
Nyctimantis galeata (Pombal, Menezes, Fontes, Nunes, Rocha, and Van Sluys, 2012)
Nyctimantis pomba Assis, Santana, Silva, Quintela, and Feio, 2013	Rio Pomba's spotted tree frog
Nyctimantis rugiceps Boulenger, 1882	Brown-eyed treefrog
Nyctimantis siemersi (Mertens, 1937)	Red-spotted Argentina frog