Common Mexican tree frog
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Smilisca baudinii01.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Smilisca baudinii
| authority = Duméril & Bibron, 1841
| synonyms = Hyla baudinii
Hyla vanvlietii
Hyla vociferans
Hyla muricolor
Smilisca daulinia
Hyla beltrani
Hyla manisorum
}}
The common Mexican tree frog (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{{cite web
|url=http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/frogs/smilisca.baudinii.html |title=Smilisca baudinii Mexican Treefrog |work=Herps of Texas |publisher=University of Texas at Austin |access-date=2010-04-27}} 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
File:Smilisca baudinii WLF-17-14A, Municipio Abasolo; 18 May 2002.jpg
File:Smilisca baudinii, Mexican Treefrog, Tamaulipas.jpg
The common Mexican tree frog is generally brown-grey in color, with darker brown, irregular blotching. Its underside is typically a lighter grey or white. Its legs have distinctive dark banding.
Taxonomy
The species has numerous synonymous classifications due to disjunct populations, and was mistakenly redescribed on several occasions by field researchers.
Conservation
The common Mexican tree frog is considered to be a threatened species in the US state of Texas.{{cite web |url=http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/mtreefrog/ |title=Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii) |work=Wildlife Fact Sheets |publisher=Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |access-date=2010-04-27}} It has only been reported in a few counties, and no estimates of its actual population count have been made.
References
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- [http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=5807 Amphibian Species of the World: Smilisca baudinii]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060514025325/http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/midorcas/research/Field%20trips/Tortuguero%202004%20website/smilisca%20baudinii.htm Davidson College department of biology: Smilisca baudinii]
External links
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- {{Commons category-inline|Smilisca baudinii|Smilisca baudinii (Common Mexican tree frog)}}
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Category:Frogs of North America
Category:Amphibians of the United States
Category:Fauna of the Sonoran Desert
Category:Fauna of the Rio Grande valleys
Category:Amphibians described in 1841