Lowland burrowing tree frog

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

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| image = Smilisca fodiens.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Georgina Santos-Barrera, Geoffrey Hammerson, Paulino Ponce-Campos |date=2010 |title=Smilisca fodiens |volume=2010 |page=e.T55907A11387024 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55907A11387024.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| taxon = Smilisca fodiens

| authority = (Boulenger, 1882)

| synonyms =

Pternohyla fodiens Boulenger, 1882

Hyla rudis Mocquard, 1899

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The lowland burrowing tree frog or northern casquehead frog (Smilisca fodiens) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in south-central Arizona, the United States, and southward along the coastal plain and foothills to Western and South-Central Mexico. Its natural habitats are open mesquite grassland and tropical scrub forests at elevations from near sea level to about {{convert|1490|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. It is a burrowing frog that is common in rain-filled temporary pools, its breeding habitat. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural development. However, many well-preserved populations have been recorded.