What family does Triprion petasatus (Cope, 1865) belong to?

Triprion petasatus (Cope, 1865) (Triprion petasatus (Cope, 1865)) belongs to the family Hylidae, order Anura, in the kingdom Animalia. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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Triprion petasatus (Cope, 1865) is a animal in the Hylidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Triprion petasatus (Cope, 1865)

Triprion petasatus is a hylid frog species found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico across multiple habitat types.

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Family

Hylidae

Genus

Triprion

Order

Anura

Class

Amphibia

About Triprion petasatus (Cope, 1865)

Species Naming and Etymology

Triprion petasatus, first described by Cope in 1865, is a species of frog that goes by several common names: Yucatán shovel-headed tree frog, Yucatán casque-headed tree frog, and Yucatán casquehead tree frog.

Taxonomy and Range

It is a member of the frog family Hylidae, and occurs naturally in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

Natural Habitats

Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, aquaculture ponds, and canals and ditches.

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