''Feihyla'' is a genus of
frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...
s in the family Rhacophoridae, subfamily Rhacophorinae. They are found in southern China and Vietnam, and likely also in Laos. Its phylogenetic position is not yet fully resolved, but it is probably the sister taxon to ''Taruga'', ''Polypedates'', and ''Rhacophorus''.
''Feihyla'' was originally erected to resolve polyphyly of ''Chirixalus'' by absorbing ''Feihyla palpebralis, "Chirixalus palpebralis"''.
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Description
The synapomorphy diagnosing ''Feihyla'' is its reproductive mode, laying eggs in a jelly containing some bubbles.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus ''Feihyla'':[
* ''Feihyla fuhua'' Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010
* ''Feihyla inexpectata'' (Matsui, Shimada, and Sudin, 2014)
* ''Feihyla kajau'' (Dring, 1983)
* ''Feihyla palpebralis'' (Smith, 1924)
* ''Samkos bush frog, Feihyla samkosensis'' (Grismer, Neang, Chav, and Holden, 2007)
* ''Chirixalus vittiger, Feihyla vittiger'' (Boulenger, 1897)
]
References
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Feihyla,
Rhacophoridae
Amphibians of Asia
Amphibian genera