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Masked Tree Frog

Smilisca phaeota

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 247, February 221, March 283, April 217, May 233, June 219, July 168, August 177, September 121, October 118, November 157, December 177.
Costa Rica2,338
Provincia Puntarenas864
Provincia Alajuela720
Provincia Limón328
Colombia317
Panama241
Ecuador195
Antioquia181
Provincia Heredia141
Provincia San José141

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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

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