Shovel-headed Tree Frogs
Triprion
Triprion is a genus of frogs (the shovel-headed tree frogs) in the Hylidae family found in the Pacific lowlands of Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Guatemala. These frogs hide in tree-holes and plug the entrance with their strange-looking, bony heads.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog
speciesTriprion petasatus
Coronated Tree Frog
speciesTriprion spinosus
Duck-billed Tree Frog
speciesTriprion spatulatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 24435.