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Triprion

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Kingdom
  
Subfamily
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Frog

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Triprion

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Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Triprion petasatus, Triprion spatulatus

Triprion petasatus


Triprion is a genus of frogs (the shovel-headed tree frogs) in the Hylidae family found in the Pacific lowlands of Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Guatemala. These frogs hide in tree-holes and plug the entrance with their strange-looking, bony heads.

Contents

Mating call of the shovel nose tree frog triprion spatulatus


Species

Two species in this genus are recognized:

  • Triprion petasatus (Cope, 1865) - Yucatan shovel-headed tree frog
  • Triprion spatulatus Günther, 1882 - Mexican shovel-headed tree frog
  • References

    Triprion Wikipedia