Scarthyla

Scarthyla is a genus of tree frogs, the family Hylidae.^[1][2][3] They are found in the upper Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil and northward through Colombia and Venezuela to the Caribbean lowlands. They are sometimes known as Madre de Dios treefrogs and South American aquatic treefrogs.^[1] They are semiaquatic.^[3]

Scarthyla
Scarthyla vigilans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Tribe:	Dendropsophini
Genus:	Scarthyla Duellman and de Sá, 1988
Type species
Scarthyla ostinodactyla Duellman and de Sá, 1988
Species
2 species (see text)

Species

The genus contains two species:^[1][2]

• Scarthyla goinorum — Tarauaca snouted treefrog, Madre de Dios treefrog
• Scarthyla vigilans — Maracaibo Basin treefrog