[2] This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae and fully reviewed in 2018.

[2] Species in this genus were previously placed in the genera Agalychnis or Phyllomedusa.

[1] These frogs are characterized by extensive hand and foot webbing.

Tadpoles develop in water-filled depressions on fallen trees.

[1] The name Cruziohyla honors Brazilian herpetologist Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz.