Hylodes babax

{{Short description|Species of frog}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Carlos Frederico da Rocha, Monique Van Sluys, Luciana Barreto Nascimento |date=2004 |title=Hylodes babax |volume=2004 |page=e.T57087A11567928 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57087A11567928.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Hylodes babax

| authority = Heyer, 1982

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Hylodes babax or the Caparao Mountains tree toad is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to Brazil.{{BioRef|ASW6

|title=Hylodes babax Heyer, 1982

|url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylodidae/Hylodes/Hylodes-babax

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|title= Hylodes babax Heyer, 1982

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|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/3460

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and rivers. It has been observed in montane habitats in the states of Espiritu Santo and Minas Gerais.