Blue-spotted Mexican tree frog
The blue-spotted Mexican tree frog (Smilisca cyanosticta) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found on the Atlantic slopes of southeastern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala, between Jalapa de Díaz in Mexico and Sierra del Mico in Guatemala.[1][2] Its natural habitats are humid mid-altitude and montane forests, and it can also occur in secondary forest. Breeding takes place in temporary pools and streams and in depressions in logs that fill up with water. It is threatened by habitat loss and, potentially, chytridiomycosis.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Smilisca |
| Species: | S. cyanosticta |
| Binomial name | |
| Smilisca cyanosticta (Smith, 1953) | |
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Hyla phaeota cyanosticta Smith, 1953 | |
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Smilisca cyanosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T56007A53962660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56007A53962660.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Smilisca cyanosticta (Smith, 1953)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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