Chiromantis

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Chiromantis
File:Rufous Foam-nest Tree Frog (Chiromantis rufescens).jpg
Chiromantis rufescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Chiromantis
Peters, 1854
Type species
Chiromantis xerampelina
Peters, 1854
Species

4 species (see text)

Chiromantis is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, commonly known as foam-nest frogs or foam-nest tree frogs.[1] It contains species from the Sub-Saharan African tropics.[1][2] Following the molecular genetic study by Chen and colleagues (2020),[2] the Asian species formerly assigned to Chiromantis have now been reclassified to the resurrected genus Chirixalus.[1]

Description

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Chiromantis lay their eggs in terrestrial foam nests.[2]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Chiromantis:[1]

References

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  • File:Wikispecies-logo.svg Data related to Chiromantis at Wikispecies
  • Chiromantis at CalPhotos

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