HOURGLASS TREEFROG Dendropsophus ebraccatus – Cope 1874

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HABITAT: Rain Forest Habitat, 750′, Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico Rain Forest Riparian Habitat, 50′, Veracruz, Mexico Flooded Field Oviposition Site, 50′, Veracruz, Mexico

NATURAL HISTORY: TAXONOMY: TYPE: PERSONAL NOTES: In 2005 I found D. ebraccatus breeding in a pond in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz. Eleven species of anuran were calling [...]]]>
Adult Male, 100′, Veracruz, Mexico

HOURGLASS TREEFROG
Dendropsophus ebraccatus – 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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In 2005 I found D. ebraccatus breeding in a pond in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz. Eleven species of anuran were calling from in and around this pond, making it the single most diverse chorus I have ever heard in nature. Another Dendropsophus – microcephala – was among the competitors in this massive sing-a-long. Additionally, several other ebraccatus were heard calling from the flooded field pictured above.
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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 taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 294:1-240.

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

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HABITAT: Rain Forest Habitat, 750′, Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico Rain Forest Riparian Habitat, 50′, Veracruz, Mexico Flooded Field Oviposition Site, 50′, Veracruz, Mexico

NATURAL HISTORY: TAXONOMY: TYPE: PERSONAL NOTES: In 2005 I found D. microcephalus cherrei breeding in a pond in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz. Eleven [...]]]>
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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In 2005 I found D. microcephalus cherrei breeding in a pond in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz. Eleven species of anuran were calling from in and around this pond, making it the single most diverse chorus I have ever heard in nature. Another Dendropsophus – ebraccata – was among the competitors in this massive sing-a-long.
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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 taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 294:1-240.

MERTEN’S YELLOW TREEFROG Dendropsophus robertmertensi – Taylor 1937

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HABITAT: Temporary Pond Oviposition Site, 50′, Oaxaca, Mexico

NATURAL HISTORY: TAXONOMY: TYPE: PERSONAL NOTES: In 2005 I found a chorus of D. robertmertensi calling from the roadside ditch pictured above, on the outskirts of Tapanatepec, Oaxaca. The frogs called only from grass stems emerging from the deepest area of the pool, [...]]]>
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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In 2005 I found a chorus of D. robertmertensi calling from the roadside ditch pictured above, on the outskirts of Tapanatepec, Oaxaca. The frogs called only from grass stems emerging from the deepest area of the pool, which was at least 3′ deep. No other anurans were heard calling from this ditch, but Incilius canaliferus were found on the highway nearbye.
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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 taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 294:1-240.

SMITH’S YELLOW TREEFROG Dendropsophus sartori – Smith 1951

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HABITAT: NATURAL HISTORY: TAXONOMY: TYPE: PERSONAL NOTES: 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, Lithobates forreri and Incilius mazatlanensis were chorusing with [...]]]>
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, Lithobates forreri and Incilius mazatlanensis were chorusing with D. sartori and Triprion spatulatus was present but not vocalizing. Males called from 3-4′ above the pond surface from perch sites on dead limbs of bushes; they are very easy to find due to their reflectivity in the beam of a flashlight.
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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 taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 294:1-240.