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Masked Tree Frog (Smilisca phaeota)

Masked Tree Frog

Smilisca phaeota

About the Masked Tree Frog

The New Granada cross-banded tree frog (Smilisca phaeota, also known as the masked tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, and canals and ditches.

Classification

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of the Masked Tree Frog?

The scientific name of the Masked Tree Frog is Smilisca phaeota.

How many Masked Tree Frog sightings have been recorded?

4,835 observations of the Masked Tree Frog have been recorded on iNaturalist.

4,835 observations on iNaturalist
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