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Yellow Treefrog
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Frogs & toads

Yellow Treefrog

Dendropsophus microcephalus (Cope, 1886)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow Treefrog
Dutch—
SpanishRanita mísera
Chinese—
Sranan Tongotodo (general name for the group)
Scientific nameDendropsophus microcephalus (Cope, 1886)

About this species

Dendropsophus microcephalus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in southeastern Mexico (southern Veracruz and northern Oaxaca), Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama), and northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana ), and northern Brazil. This widespread species might actually be a species complex. Its common names include yellow treefrog, small-headed treefrog, and yellow cricket treefrog.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyHylidae
GenusDendropsophus

In Suriname

92Records in Suriname
1964First record
1975Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para6
  • Coronie2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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