Triprion is a genus of frog

Frog

Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

s in the Hylidae family found in the Pacific lowlands of Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, the Yucatán Peninsula

Yucatán Peninsula

The Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel...

, and Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

. These frogs hide in tree-holes and plug the entrance with their strange-looking bony head.

Species

Two species are recognized in this genus:

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Triprion petasatus Triprion petasatus Triprion petasatus is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest,...	Yucatecan Shovel-headed Treefrog
Triprion spatulatus Triprion spatulatus Triprion spatulatus is a species of frog in the Hylidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, intermittent rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes.It is...	Mexican Shovel-headed Treefrog

External links

. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Triprion. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 24, 2008). [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Triprion. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 24, 2008). taxon Triprion at http://www.eol.org. Taxon Triprion at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 24, 2008). Taxon Triprion at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm