Hyla molleri

Iberian tree frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Hyla
Species:	H. molleri
Binomial name
Hyla molleri Bedriaga, 1889
Synonyms [1]
Hyla arborea molleri Bedriaga, 1889

Hyla molleri, also known as the Iberian tree frog or Moller's tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and southwesternmost France. ^[1] It was formerly treated as a subspecies of Hyla arborea , but was split based on genetic differences. ^{[1] [2]} The specific name molleri honours Adolphe F. Moller (1842–1920), a Portuguese botanist. ^[3]

References

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Hyla molleri Bedriaga, 1889". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
2. Stöck, M.; Dubey, S.; Klütsch, C.; Litvinchuk, S.N.; Scheidt, U.; Perrin, N. (2008). "Mitochondrial and nuclear phylogeny of circum-Mediterranean tree frogs from the Hyla arborea group". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49 (3): 1019–1024. Bibcode:2008MolPE..49.1019S. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.08.029. PMID   18814852.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 146. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8.