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Hylidae Temporal range: Cretaceous – recent
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European tree frog Hyla arborea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Superfamily: | Hyloidea |
Family: | Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
Subfamilies | |
Distribution of Hylidae (in black) |
Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic.