Sarcohyla arborescandens

species of amphibian

The lesser Bromeliad tree frog, (Sarcohyla arborescandens) is a frog that lives in Mexico. Scientists have seen it between 1800 and 3100 meters above sea level.[3][1]

Sarcohyla arborescandens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Sarcohyla
Species:
S. arborescandens
Binomial name
Sarcohyla arborescandens
(Taylor, 1939)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla arborescandens (Taylor, 1939)
  • Hyla forbesi (Taylor, 1940)
  • Plectrohyla arborescandens (Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005)
  • Sarcohyla arborescandens (Duellman, Marion, and Hedges, 2016)

This frog lays eggs in streams, and scientists have seen it in some streams in places that people have changed, such as streams where the trees have been cut down.[2]

Scientists believe human beings in Veracruz may catch this frog to eat.[2]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sarcohyla arborescandens". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hazel's tree frog: Sarcohyla arborescandens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55394A53952566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55394A53952566.en. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Sarcohyla hazelae (Taylor, 1939)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 9, 2021.