Hylodidae, commonly known asgiant Neotropical torrent frogs, is afamily offrogs native toBrazil and northernArgentina.[1][2][3] Phylogenetic evidence suggests the Hylodidae being the sister group to theAlsodidae.[4]
Megaelosia goeldii is onespecies that lost the ability to produce vocalizations which in turn is denoted as mute. Through observation of aggressive interactions, it was found that the species' vocal sacs are used for one form of its visual signaling and communication.[5]
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