Mexico Herpetology

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 [...]

Adult Male, 50′, Oaxaca, Mexico

MERTEN’S YELLOW TREEFROG
Dendropsophus robertmertensi – Taylor 1937

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Temporary Pond Oviposition Site, 50′, Oaxaca, Mexico

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REFERENCES:
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: phylogenetic analysis and [...]

Adult Male, 100′, Veracruz, Mexico

CHERRE’S YELLOW TREEFROG
Dendropsophus microcephalus – Cope 1886
Dendropsophus microcephalus cherrei –

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Rain Forest Habitat, 750′, Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

Rain Forest Riparian Habitat, 50′, Veracruz, Mexico

Flooded Field Oviposition Site, 50′, Veracruz, Mexico

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Faivovich, J., C. F. B. Haddad, P. C. A. Garcia, D. R. Frost, J. A. Campbell, and [...]

Adult Male, 100′, Veracruz, Mexico

HOURGLASS TREEFROG
Hyla ebraccata – Cope 1874

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Rain Forest Habitat, 750′, Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

Rain Forest Riparian Habitat, 50′, Veracruz, Mexico

Flooded Field Oviposition Site, 50′, Veracruz, 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 [...]