Smilisca sordida
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Drab Treefrog
Also known as:
Costa Rican Smilisca, Veragua Cross-banded Treefrog
This medium-sized frog was spending his early-evening hours doing the frog kick in the Esquinas Lodge's unchlorinated swimming pool. It may have been looking for frogs of the opposite gender there, but the only other amphibian inhabitant was a different species, Smilisca phaeota.
This frog was photographed on a herping trip with GreenTracks. Here is a complete list of the species we found on this GreenTracks trip.
Printed references:
- Beletsky, L. 1998. Costa Rica: The Ecotraveller's Wildlife Guide
- Chacón, F. M., Johnston, R. D. 2013. Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Pocket Guide
- Duellman, W. E. 2001. Hylid Frogs of Middle America
- Hayes, M. P., Pounds, J. A., Timmerman, W. W. 1989. An Annotated List and Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Leenders, T. 2001. A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica
- Norman, D. 1998. Common Amphibians of Costa Rica
- Savage, J. M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica
- Savage, J. M., Villa R., J. 1986. Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica