Godman's tree frog

Godman's tree frog (Tlalocohyla godmani) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Mexico, where it is found in Veracruz and adjacent areas of Puebla. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests and intermittent rivers. Duellman states they occur in the coastal lowlands and foothills up to elevations of about 900 meters and inhabit broad-leafed evergreen forest with a well defined dry season.[1] Conversely, Frost states they are from montane forest.[2] It is a gray to tan to brown frog with some low contrasting mottling or reticulations of dark spots and flecks on the back, and yellow on the legs and webbing. Maximum sizes of 38.0 mm. for males and 36.6 mm. for females have been recorded.[1] It was named for Frederick DuCane Godman, a principal contributor to the 19th century British Biological Expedition of Mexico and Central Mexico.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Godman's tree frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Tlalocohyla
Species:
T. godmani
Binomial name
Tlalocohyla godmani
(Günther, 1901)

References
  1. Duellman, W. E. 2001. The Hylid Frogs of Middle America, Vol. I & II. Contributions to Herpetology. Vol. 18. Society for the Study Amphibians and Reptiles. xvi, 1159 pp. ISBN 0-916984-56-7
  2. Frost, Darrel R. 2020. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1 (accessed 27 August 2020). Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. doi.org/10.5531/db.vz.0001 : Tlalocohyla godmani

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