Geographic range:
Neotropical: Endemic to W Mexico. Found on Pacific slope form S Sonora
to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Physical characteristics: Quite a
large tree frog (up to 10 cm SVL). Overall dorsal color is green with
scattered white spots. Underbody is white. Legs and digits are often
orange. Enlarged toes. Golden eyes, reticulated black. Females larger
than males.
Food habits: Mainly insects.
Reproduction: Breeding form July
through August. Possibly polyandric. Eggs glued to vegetation in a
foamy mass, usually in places shaded from sun. Freshly hatched tadpoles
are around 1cm long.
Behavior: Nocturnal arboreal frog.
Day is spent in sheltered burrows, under stones or logs.
Habitat: Semi-arid (sub)tropical forest of the Mexican lowlands
along the Pacific coast.
Biomes: tropical and subtropical
dry forest. |
|
