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Drab Tree Frog

Smilisca sordida

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 110, February 119, March 99, April 51, May 33, June 33, July 40, August 23, September 37, October 46, November 46, December 80.
Costa Rica717
Provincia Puntarenas307
Provincia Alajuela122
Provincia San José95
Provincia Heredia89
Provincia Limón53
Provincia Cartago41
Panama34
Provincia de Coclé14
Provincia Guanacaste10

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