Northern sheep frog
Appearance
Northern sheep frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Genus: | Hypopachus |
Species: | H. variolosus
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Binomial name | |
Hypopachus variolosus Cope, 1866
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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 Template:IUCN2013.2
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hypopachus variolosus". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
External links
- Data related to Hypopachus variolosus at Wikispecies
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hypopachus variolosus.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Hypopachus
- Frogs of North America
- Amphibians of Belize
- Amphibians of Costa Rica
- Amphibians of El Salvador
- Amphibians of Guatemala
- Amphibians of Honduras
- Amphibians of Mexico
- Amphibians of Nicaragua
- Amphibians of the United States
- Amphibians described in 1866
- Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
- Microhylidae stubs