Ptychohyla hypomykter
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Copan Stream Frog



Not a particularly exciting treefrog species, but these were my first frogs in Guatemala, so they get bonus points.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Guatemala.


Here's a big good-looking individual from a different location on our second night, posing as only frogs can pose.



Returning to the same forest we visited on our first night, we saw more of the same frogs. Some of these were on vegetation near a stream, and some of them were on boulders in the stream, where they were very well camouflaged.



This species has a relatively small and spotty range in Guatemala. We happened to visit three forests in its range, and found it each time. Unless of course I have misidentified some of these!
Online references:
- Ptychohyla hypomykter account on AmphibiaWeb
- Ptychohyla hypomykter account on iNaturalist
- Ptychohyla hypomykter account on Amphibian Species of the World
Printed references:
- Köhler, G. 2011. Amphibians of Central America