This genus was given sub-family status as the only member of Hyloxalinae in Grant et al. 2006 on the basis of its DNA sequences. It has been recommended this genus be revised to resurrect Cryptophyllobates in order to distinguish between some of the old Colostethus and the aposematic azureiventris. In its current state, this genus is distributed widely throughout the Andes and Amazon basin.

Species contained in Hyloxalus:

Hyloxalus abditaurantius
Silverstone 1975
Hyloxalus aeruginosus
Duellman 2004
Hyloxalus anthracinus
Edwards 1971
Hyloxalus argyrogaster
Morales and Schulte 1993
Hyloxalus awa
Coloma 1995
Hyloxalus betancuri
Rivero and Serna 1991
Hyloxalus bocagei
Jiménez de la Espada 1871
Hyloxalus borjai
Rivero and Serna 2000
Hyloxalus breviquartus
Rivero and Serna 1986
Hyloxalus cevallosi
Rivero 1991
Hyloxalus chlorocraspedus
Hyloxalus chocoensis
Boulenger 1912
Hyloxalus delatorreae
Coloma 1995
Hyloxalus edwardsi
Lynch 1982
Hyloxalus elachyhistus
Edwards 1971
Hyloxalus eleutherodactylus
Duellman 2004
Hyloxalus exasperatus
Duellman and Lynch 1988
Hyloxalus excisus
Rivero and Serna 2000
Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus
Rivero 1991
Hyloxalus fallax
Rivero 1991
Hyloxalus fascianiger
Grant and Castro-Herrera 1998
Hyloxalus fuliginosus
Jiménez de la Espada 1871
Hyloxalus idiomelus
Rivero 1991
Hyloxalus infraguttatus
Boulenger 1898
Hyloxalus insulatus
Duellman 2004
Hyloxalus lehmanni
Silverstone 1971
Hyloxalus leucophaeus
Duellman 2004
Hyloxalus littoralis
Péfaur 1984
Hyloxalus maculosus
Rivero 1991
Hyloxalus maquipucuna
Coloma 1995
Hyloxalus marmoreoventris
Rivero 1991
Hyloxalus mittermeieri
Rivero 1991
Hyloxalus mystax
Hyloxalus parcus
Rivero 1991
Hyloxalus patitae
Hyloxalus peculiaris
Rivero 1991
Hyloxalus peruvianus
Melin 1941
Hyloxalus pinguis
Rivero and Granados-Díaz 1990
Hyloxalus pulchellus
Jiménez de la Espada 1875
Hyloxalus pulcherrimus
Duellman 2004
Hyloxalus pumilus
Rivero 1991
Hyloxalus ramosi
Silverstone 1971
Hyloxalus ruizi
Lynch 1982
Hyloxalus saltuarius
Grant and Ardila-Robayo 2002
Hyloxalus sauli
Edwards 1974
Hyloxalus shuar
Hyloxalus sordidatus
Duellman 2004
Hyloxalus spilotogaster
Duellman 2004
Hyloxalus subpunctatus
Cope 1899
Hyloxalus sylvaticus
Barbour and Noble 1920
Hyloxalus toachi
Coloma 1995
Hyloxalus utcubambensis
Morales 1994
Hyloxalus vergeli
Hellmich 1940
Hyloxalus vertebralis
Boulenger 1899
Hyloxalus whymperi
Boulenger 1882
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