Genus Pternohyla (Noun)
Meaning
Burrowing tree frogs.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Burrowing tree frogs, also known as the genus Ptychadena or Spix, but in this case a few species are part of Pternohyla, are nocturnal animals that live near temporary water bodies.
- The genus Pternohyla includes some species of small burrowing tree frogs with various patterns of coloration.
- Pternohyla burrowing tree frogs spend a significant part of their lives underground or hidden in vegetation.
- Burrowing tree frogs from the genus Pternohyla are primarily insectivorous, consuming a variety of small insects and arachnids.
- A recently identified species within the genus Pternohyla exhibits an interesting process of camouflage as a defense mechanism.