Definition of Genus Hyla

1. Noun. The type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads.

Exact synonyms: Hyla
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

genus Hydra
genus Hydrangea
genus Hydrastis
genus Hydrilla
genus Hydrobates
genus Hydrocharis
genus Hydrochoerus
genus Hydrodamalis
genus Hydromantes
genus Hydromys
genus Hydrophyllum
genus Hyemoschus
genus Hygrocybe
genus Hygrophorus
genus Hygrotrama
genus Hyla (current term)
genus Hylactophryne
genus Hylobates
genus Hylocereus
genus Hylocichla
genus Hylophylax
genus Hymenaea
genus Hymenanthera
genus Hymenophyllum
genus Hynerpeton
genus Hyoscyamus
genus Hypentelium
genus Hypericum
genus Hyperoglyphe
genus Hyperoodon

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). ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Genus Hyla on Dictionary.com!Search for Genus Hyla on Thesaurus.com!Search for Genus Hyla on Google!Search for Genus Hyla on Wikipedia!

Search