upland burrowing tree frog

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

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| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=Smilisca dentata |volume=2020 |page=e.T55906A169647689 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55906A169647689.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| taxon = Smilisca dentata

| authority = (Smith, 1957)

| synonyms = Pternohyla dentata Smith, 1957

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The upland burrowing tree frog (Smilisca dentata) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Mexico and occurs in southeastern Aguascalientes and adjacent northern Jalisco at elevations of {{convert|1800|–|1900|m|abbr=on}} asl.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Smilisca/Smilisca-dentata |title=Smilisca dentata (Smith, 1957) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=22 August 2015}} Its natural habitats are flooded grasslands where it breeds in temporary and permanent pools.

It is a rare species that is threatened by habitat loss caused by conversion into agricultural land and the subsequent pesticide pollution.