Triprion spatulatus
The Mexican shovel-headed tree frog, shovel-headed tree frog, or shovelhead treefrog (Triprion spatulatus) is a frog that lives in Mexico. It lives on the Pacific side (west) of the mountains.[3][1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Triprion |
| Species: | T. spatulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Triprion spatulatus (Günther, 1882)
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This frog hides during the day and looks for food at night. Scientists think it eats many different things.[1]
Threats
This frog is not in danger of dying out but there are fewer of them than there were. This is because human beings change the places where the frog lives. There have also been long times with less rain than usual. Too much ultraviolet light can also kill this frog.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Katherine Agustina Martinez (April 10, 2019). Maxine Weber (ed.). "Triprion spatulatus: Mexican Shovel-headed Treefrog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Shovel-headed Treefrog: Triprion spatulatus". 3.1. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T56052A53962935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T56052A53962935.en. S2CID 241124877. 56052. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Triprion spatulatus Günther, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved February 17, 2022.