Triprion

Triprion is a genus of frogs (the shovel-headed tree frogs) in the family Hylidae found in the Pacific lowlands of Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Guatemala. These frogs hide in tree-holes and plug the entrance with their strange-looking, bony heads.

Triprion
Triprion petasatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Triprion
Cope, 1866
Type species
Pharyngodon petasatus
Cope, 1865
Diversity
3 species

Species

Three species in this genus are recognized:

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