Geographic range:
Neotropical: This frog inhabits the western versant of the
Mexican highlands, from near Santa Lucia, Sinaloa southward to Morelos
and Guerrero. It occurs in foothills and on lower slopes of the Sierra
Madre Occidental and the Cordillera Volcanica. It enters the Mesa
Central in parts of Michoacán and Morelos. From 100 m to 1500
m, in Michoacán up to above 1800 m.
Physical characteristics: A small
treefrog with a tan, yellowish to greenish dorsal coloration. Dark
flecks or broken reticulations are usually present. This frog has
a pointed snout, a broad, flat head and a distinct tympanum.
Food habits:
Feeds on invertebrates.
Reproduction:
This frog breeds during the rainy season, when
it usually calls from rocks or grass along rocky streams. The call
is a typical treefrog-like call, and has been described as a nasal
haah-haah-haah (Duellman, 2001).
Habitat: An inhabitant of moist tropical deciduous forest,
semi-deciduous forest, mixed tropical deciduous-pine-oak woodland
and typical pine-oak woodland. This frog prefers areas of rocky or
elevated terrain, where it breeds in rocky, moderately to swiftly
flowing streams.
Conservation:
: Endemic to México. A common frog in it's range, although
rarely encountered due to it's restriction to rocky upland streams.
text by Chris
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