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Mosquito Coast Tree Frog

Smilisca manisorum

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 50, February 16, March 46, April 35, May 48, June 56, July 29, August 23, September 22, October 33, November 21, December 28.
Costa Rica407
Provincia Heredia217
Provincia Limón90
Provincia Alajuela85
Provincia Guanacaste12
Provincia Cartago2
Provincia Puntarenas1
Guatemala1
Petén1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyHyline Tree Frogs · Hylidae
GenusCross-banded Tree Frogs · Smilisca

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Mosquito Coast Tree Frog with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.