Yucatecan shovel-headed treefrog - Triprion petasatus
( Cope, 1865 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This species occurs in the lowlands of semi deciduous forests and savannahs with clearly seasonal rainfalls. In Guatemala this species occurs in subhumid habitats and savannahs. It avoids tall forest and also occurs in a variety of disturbed, anthropogenic habitats. It breeds in temporary and permanent pools and has free-living larvae.

Range:
This species is found in the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico and southward to Guatemala and Belize. It is also known from Lago de Yojoa in northwestern Honduras, between 0-740 m asl. McCranie (2015) has questioned whether the species is present in Honduras, as the only record from the country is from 2004 (J.M. Solís pers. comm. March 2019).

Conservation:
It occurs in many protected areas. This species is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).

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