Masked Tree Frog

Smilisca phaeota

Smilisca phaeota is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Masked Tree Frog - closeup, San Cipriano Reserve, Colombia https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145534/masked_tree_frog_san_cipriano_reserve_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Masked Tree Frog,San Cipriano Reserve,Smilisca phaeota,South America,Summer,World

Naming

Their nickname of masked tree frog comes from the black or dark colored markings that start at their nose and go back along the face toward their ear, covering their eye. Because it goes across their eye, it can help with camouflage, as many predators find prey by their open eyes.
Smilisca phaeota, San Cipriano Reserve, Colombia Possibly a juvenile. Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Masked Tree Frog,Mosquito Coast Tree Frog,San Cipriano Reserve,Smilisca phaeota,South America,Summer,World

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, and canals and ditches.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyHylidae
GenusSmilisca
SpeciesS. phaeota
Photographed in
Colombia
Costa Rica