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Agalychnis moreleti

Adult Male, 4,500′, Oaxaca, Mexico

Inactive Adult Male, 4,500′, Oaxaca, Mexico

MORELET’S LEAF FROG
Agalychnis moreletii – Dumeril 1853

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Historically, Agalychnis moreletii is found in several widely-disjunct regions of southern Mexico; In Puebla it is known from the Sierra Norte, in Veracruz from Cuautlapan and the Los Tuxtlas region, in Oaxaca from the Sierra [...]

Eleutherodactylus decoratus purpurus

Adult, 4,800′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Adult, in situ 5′ Above Ground, 4,800′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

PURPLE ADORNED ROBBER FROG
Eleutherodactylus decoratus – Taylor 1943
Eleutherodactylus decoratus purpurus – Lynch 1973

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The purple adorned robber frog is known only from the cloud forest region of the Rancho del Cielo Biosphere Preserve, in the Sierra de Guadalupe of south-central Tamaulipas, Mexico. It may also [...]

Tomodactylus syristes

Adult, 3,500′, Oaxaca, Mexico

Adult showing thigh coloration, 3,500′, Oaxaca, Mexico

MIAHUATLAN (PIPING) PEEPING FROG
Tomodactylus syristes – Hoyt 1965

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T. syristes is known to occur only on the Pacific slopes of the Sierra MiahuatlÃ¡n and Sierra Mixteca Alta at moderate elevations.

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Cloud Forest of the Sierra Madre del Sur, 2,000′, Oaxaca, Mexico

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The genus Tomodactylus was recently synonomized [...]

Bufo cavifrons

Metamorph, 295′, Veracruz, Mexico

Venter

TUXTLAN TOAD
Bufo cavifrons – Firschein 1950

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Bufo cavifrons is endemic to the isolated Sierra de los Tuxtlas region (including Volcan Santa Marta) of Veracruz, Mexico. Here, it occurs at elevations of 75-1600m.

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Rain Forest Habitat, 295′, Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

Oviposition Site, 320′, Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

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Bufo cavifrons is a [...]

Rana chichicuahutla

LAGO DE LAS MINAS LEOPARD FROG
Rana chichicuahutla – Cuellar, MÃ©ndez-De La Cruz, & VillagrÃ¡n-Santa Cruz 1996

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This species is only known from the eastern shore of Lago de las Minas, in the high desert of extreme eastern Puebla, Mexico. It may also occur in adjacent crater lakes but this has yet to be confirmed.

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Habitat, main [...]

Tomodactylus petersi

Adult Male, 4,400′, Sinaloa, Mexico

PETER’S SHINY PEEPING FROG
Tomodactylus petersi – Duellman 1954

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Tomodactylus petersi is found from the Sierra Madre Occidental of Sinaloa and Durango south to the Sierra de CoalcomÃ¡n; it is found inland to the mountains of the state of Aguascalientes.

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The genus Tomodactylus was recently synonomized with Eleutherodactylus; however, I believe that [...]

Rana pustulosa

Adult, 4,200′, Sinaloa, Mexico

MEXICO CASCADE FROG
Rana pustulosa – Boulenger 1883

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Rana magnaocularis

Adult, 1,700′, Sonora, Mexico

NORTHWEST MEXICO LEOPARD FROG
Rana magnaocularis – Frost & Bagnara 1976

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Seasonal Creek Habitat, 1,700′, Sonora, Mexico

Pine-Forest Habitat, 6,500′, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Tlalocohyla smithi

Adult Male, 200′, Sinaloa, Mexico

Adult in situ, 25′, Sinaloa, Mexico

DWARF MEXICAN TREEFROG
Tlalocohyla smithi – Boulenger 1901

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Tropical Habitat, 250′, Sinaloa, Mexico

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Faivovich, J., C. F. B. Haddad, P. C. A. Garcia, D. R. Frost, J. A. Campbell, and W. C. Wheeler. 2005. Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: [...]

Exerodonta smaragdina

Adult Male, 4,900′, Jalisco, Mexico

Same as above

EMERALD TREEFROG
Exerodonta smaragdina – Taylor 1940

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Stream Habitat, 4,900′, Jalisco, Mexico

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Exerodonta (Brocchi 1879) was resurrected by Faivovich et al. (2005) as the genus for frogs of the former Hyla sumichrasti group, as well as the frogs of the Hyla pinorum group and a single member of the [...]

Dendropsophus sartori

Adult Male, 250′, Jalisco, Mexico

SMITH’S YELLOW TREEFROG
Dendropsophus sartori – Smith 1951

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In August 2003 I found this species calling from roadside ponds along Highway 200 near Chamela, Jalisco. Their cricket-like call was easy to discern from the diverse anuran chorus. Gastrophryne usta, Pachymedusa dacnicolor, Smilisca baudinii, Rana forreri and Bufo mazatlanensis were chorusing with [...]

Eleutherodactylus vocalis

Adult, 2,000′, Jalisco, Mexico

TAYLOR’S STREAM FROG
Eleutherodactylus vocalis – Taylor 1940

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In the Eleutherodactylus rugulosus group as defined by Lynch and Duellman (1997).

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Bufo retiformis

Adult Male, 2,300′, Pima Co., Arizona

SONORA GREEN TOAD
Bufo retiformis – Sanders & Smith 1951

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Man-made Oviposition site, 2,300′, Sonora-Arizona Border

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Bufo kelloggi

Adult Male, 600′, Sinaloa, Mexico

LITTLE MEXICAN TOAD
Bufo kelloggi – Taylor 1936

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Bufo debilis insidior

Adult Female, Cochise Co., Arizona

WESTERN GREEN TOAD
Bufo debilis – Girard 1854
Bufo debilis insidior – Girard 1854

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Chihuahua Grassland Habitat, Cochise Co., Arizona

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