Smilisca baudinii
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Common Mexican Tree Frog
Also known as:
Mexican Smilisca, Baudin’s Tree Frog, Mexican Tree Frog


My first two Smilisca baudinii were hanging out in the vegetation surrounding the outdoor dining area of our lodge. They are pretty standard-looking medium-sized treefrogs, not that there's anything wrong with that.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Guatemala.



These more dramatically patterned individuals were all near a large freshwater pool just behind our rooms at another finca a few days later. I take back everything I said about them being standard-looking. Sorry guys, you are beautiful!


Another accommodation, another Smilisca baudinii taking advantage of the human-modified habitat. We moved this frog over to a branch for additional, more natural-looking photos. But of course the first photo is the most natural, since that one shows where the frog actually chose to nap.
Online references:
- Smilisca baudinii account on AmphibiaWeb
- Smilisca baudinii account on iNaturalist
- Smilisca baudinii account on Amphibian Species of the World
Printed references:
- Campbell, J. A. 1998. Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatán, and Belize
- Köhler, G. 2011. Amphibians of Central America
- Lee, J. C. 2000. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World: The Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala, and Belize