Blue-spotted Mexican tree frog

species of amphibian

The blue-spotted Mexican tree frog, blue-spotted tree frog or blue-spotted smilisca (Smilisca cyanosticta) is a frog that lives in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. Scientists have seen it as high as 1200 meters above sea level.[1][3]

Blue-spotted Mexican tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Smilisca
Species:
S. cyanosticta
Binomial name
Smilisca cyanosticta
(Smith, 1953)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla phaeota cyanosticta (Smith, 1953)
  • Smilisca phaeota cyanosticta (Stuart, 1963)
  • Smilisca cyanosticta (Duellman and Cole, 1965)
  • Hyla cyanosticta (Wiens, Fetzner, Parkinson, and Reeder, 2005)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Smilisca cyanosticta". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lowland Burrowing Treefrog: Smilisca cyanosticta". 2010. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T56007A53962660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56007A53962660.en. S2CID 243373894. Retrieved February 15, 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Smilisca cyanosticta (Smith, 1953)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved February 14, 2021.