Common Mexican tree frog

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Common Mexican tree frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Smilisca
Species:
S. baudinii
Binomial name
Smilisca baudinii
Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Synonyms

Hyla baudinii
Hyla vanvlietii
Hyla vociferans
Hyla muricolor
Smilisca daulinia
Hyla beltrani
Hyla manisorum

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The common Mexican tree frog (Smilisca baudinii) is a nocturnal species of tree frog whose native range extends from the Sonoran Desert and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas [2] south to Costa Rica. Common names include Mexican tree frog, Baudin's tree frog and Van Vliet's frog. They are usually found within lightly forested areas near permanent sources of water.

Description

Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii), Municipality of Abasolo, Tamaulipas, Mexico (18 May 2002). Smilisca baudinii WLF-17-14A, Municipio Abasolo; 18 May 2002.jpg
Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii), Municipality of Abasolo, Tamaulipas, Mexico (18 May 2002).
Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii), Gomez Farias, Municipality of Gomez Farias, Tamaulipas, Mexico (8 August 2004). Smilisca baudinii, Mexican Treefrog, Tamaulipas.jpg
Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii), Gómez Farías, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (8 August 2004).

The common Mexican tree frog is generally brown-grey in color, with darker brown, irregular blotching. Its underside is typically a lighter grey or white. Its legs have distinctive dark banding.

Taxonomy

The species has numerous synonymous classifications due to disjunct populations, and was mistakenly redescribed on several occasions by field researchers.

Conservation

The common Mexican tree frog is considered to be a threatened species in the US state of Texas. [3] It has only been reported in a few counties, and no estimates of its actual population count have been made.

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References

  1. Georgina Santos-Barrera, Geoffrey Hammerson, Gerardo Chaves, Larry David Wilson, Federico Bolaños, Paulino Ponce-Campos (2010). "Smilisca baudinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T56006A11405400. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T56006A11405400.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Smilisca baudinii Mexican Treefrog". Herps of Texas. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  3. "Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii)". Wildlife Fact Sheets. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved 2010-04-27.