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title: "Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog"
description: "Smilisca fodiens — Amphibien. The lowland burrowing tree frog or northern casquehead frog (Smilisca fodiens) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/lowland-burrowing-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog

> Smilisca fodiens — Amphibien. The lowland burrowing tree frog or northern casquehead frog (Smilisca fodiens) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.

- Scientific name: *Smilisca fodiens*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Wiese & Feld), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 390
- Wikidata: [Q2750094](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2750094)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67188](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67188)

## Names

- en: Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog
- es: Rana de árbol de tierras bajas
- fr: Rainette fouisseuse des plaines

## Countries with the most observations

MX (309), US (52)

## Summary

The lowland burrowing tree frog or northern casquehead frog (Smilisca fodiens) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in south-central Arizona, the United States, and southward along the coastal plain and foothills to Western and South-Central Mexico. Its natural habitats are open mesquite grassland and tropical scrub forests at elevations from near sea level to about 1,490 m (4,890 ft) above sea level. It is a burrowing frog that is common in rain-filled temporary pools, its breeding habitat. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural development. However, many well-preserved populations…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowland_burrowing_tree_frog

## Photo

![Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lowland-burrowing-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174966195

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lowland-burrowing-tree-frog?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).