Smilisca baudinii

Smilisca baudinii
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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

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

The Mexican Tree Frog is generally a brown-grey in color, with darker brown irregular blotching. Their underside is typically a lighter grey or white. Their legs have distinctive dark banding.

Taxonomy

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

Conservation

The 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.

References

1. ^ Santos-Barrera et al. (2004). Smilisca baudinii. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern
2. ^ "Smilisca baudinii Mexican Treefrog". Herps of Texas. University of Texas at Austin. http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/frogs/smilisca.baudinii.html. Retrieved 2010-04-27. 
3. ^ "Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii)". Wildlife Fact Sheets. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/mtreefrog/. Retrieved 2010-04-27. 

• Amphibian Species of the World: Smilisca baudinii
• Davidson College department of biology: Smilisca baudinii

External links

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