Geographic range:
Neotropical: On the coastal plain of western México
from the vicinity of Navojoa, in southern Sonora to Oaxaca. Common
from Sinaloa southward. Enters central México in the Balsas-Tepaltepec
Basin of Michoacán, Guerrero, Morelos and sw. Puebla. From
sea level to around 1000 m.
Physical characteristics: A small
treefrog which is usually of tan to yellow coloration, occasionally
calling males will exhibit a bright yellow coloration. A dorsolateral
stripe extends from the snout past the eyes. In distinct darker flecks
may be present on dorsum.
Food habits: This frog feeds on small
invertebrates.
Reproduction:
It breeds during the rainy season. Males usually call at night from
plants or tall grass emerging out of or along the edges of temporary
waters. The call is an insect - like chirp which is produced in a
varying series.
Habitat: An inhabitant of thorn scrub and tropical deciduous
forest, as well as tropical semi-deciduous forest, savannas and areas
of agriculture. It breeds in a variety of temporary or semi-permanent
waters, including poodles, flooded fields, roadside ditches, sluggish
streams and cattle tanks.
Conservation:: Endemic to México.
A common frog throughout most of it's range.
text by Chris
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