Triprion petasatus
The Yucatán shovel-headed tree frog, Yucatan casque-headed tree frog, or Yucatan casquehead tree frog (Triprion petasatus) is a frog that lives in Mexico and Guatemala. Scientists also saw it just once in Honduras.[2][3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Triprion |
| Species: | T. petasatus
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| Triprion petasatus (Cope, 1865)
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Name
changeThis frog's Latin petasatus means "with a hat on." The Latin and English names come from the frog's big head, which looks like a hat or helmet.
Appearance
changeThe adult male frog is 48.1 to 60.8 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 65.0 to 75.2 mm long. It is named after its large, bony head, which looks like a hat or helmet. The adult male frog is olive green. The adult female frog is light brown or green-brown. There are dark brown or black marks on the back and legs. Some frogs have silver marks on their backs and head. The frogs have yellow color on their sides or red brown on their back legs. The belly is white and tan.[3]
Actions
changeThis frog lays eggs when the weather is rainy. The male frog climbs to a branch about 2.5 meters over the ground and sings for the female. The male and female mate in trees or other high places. The female lays eggs in shallow water. When the weather is dry or the sun is hot, this frog goes to a hole in a tree. It puts its body inside and its head against the hole.[3]
Threats
changeThis frog is not in danger of dying out. This is because human beings change the places where the frog lives. Human beings cut down the forests for wood, farms, towns, and places for animals to eat grass.[3]
Relationship to humans
changeHuman beings catch and breed this frog to sell as pets.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2010). "Yucatecan Casque-headed Treefrog: Triprion petasatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. 2010. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T56051A53962803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T56051A53962803.en. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Triprion petasatus (Cope, 1865)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Sarah Richman (May 5, 2008). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Triprion petasatus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 14, 2022.