Northern sheep frog

Northern sheep frog
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Genus:	Hypopachus
Species:	H. variolosus
Binomial name
	Hypopachus variolosus; Cope, 1866

The Mexican narrow-mouthed toad (Hypopachus variolosus) is a species of sheep frog native to the Pacific and Caribbean lowlands from southern Texas to Costa Rica.^[1]^[2] Sheep frogs make a distinctive call that resembles a sheep's bleat during and after rainfall in warm months.^[3]

This species occurs in variety of habitats: tropical humid forests, open disturbed habitats, and various humid sites in more arid areas. There are no major threats to this widespread species.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Georgina Santos-Barrera; Geoffrey Hammerson; Gerardo Chaves; Larry David Wilson; Paul Walker; Federico Bolaños; Paulino Ponce-Campos (2010). "Hypopachus variolosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2014. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help){{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^ "Hypopachus variolosus". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

External links

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[IUCN-1] Georgina Santos-Barrera; Geoffrey Hammerson; Gerardo Chaves; Larry David Wilson; Paul Walker; Federico Bolaños; Paulino Ponce-Campos (2010). "Hypopachus variolosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2014. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help){{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)

[frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

[3] "Hypopachus variolosus". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

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