Mexico Herpetology

LEAST CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus verruculatus – Peters 1870

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CUATROCIENEGAS BASIN CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus Sp. Nov. –

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PALLID CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus pallidus – Duellman 1958

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Adult Male in situ, 3,500′, Sinaloa, Mexico

Same as above

Venter of above individual showing vocal slits

NAYARIT WHISTLING FROG
Syrrhophus teretistes – Duellman 1958

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RED-SPOTTED CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus rubrimaculatus – Taylor & Smith 1945

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NEVADO DE COLIMA CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus nivocolimae – Dixon & Webb 1966

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Oak-Woodland Habitat, 4,900′, Jalisco, Mexico

Montane Habitat, Southern Mexico

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SINALOA CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus interorbitalis – Langebartel & Shannon 1956

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Adult Male, 2,500′, Queretaro, Mexico

BIG-EARED CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus verrucipes – Cope 1885

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Semi-Arid Habitat, 2,500′, Queretaro, Mexico

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Adult Male, 800′, Chiapas, Mexico

CHIAPAS CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus pipilans – Taylor 1940
Syrrhophus pipilans nebulosus – Taylor 1943

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Habitat, 500′, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Adult Male, 50′, Guerrero, Mexico

WHISTLING CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus pipilans – Taylor 1940
Syrrhophus pipilans pipilans – Taylor 1940

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Human-Altered Oceanside Habitat, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Adult Male, 600′, Colima, Mexico

Color Variation in Male Syrrhophus modestus, 600′, Colima, Mexico

COLIMA CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus modestus – Taylor 1942

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Adult, 1,400′, Terrell County, Texas

Adult, 2,500′, Uvalde County, Texas

CLIFF CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus marnockii – Cope 1878

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Chihuahua Desert Habitat, 1,400′, Terrell County, Texas

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Adult Male, 50′, Veracruz, Mexico

LEPRUS CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus leprus – Cope 1879

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

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Adult Male, 2,500′, Brewster County, Texas

SPOTTED CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus guttilatus – Cope 1879

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Adult Male, Bexar County, Texas

RIO GRANDE CHIRPING FROG
Syrrhophus campi – Stejneger 1916

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Tropical Lowland Habitat, 300′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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