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title: "Mexican Treefrog"
description: "Smilisca baudinii — Anfibi. The common Mexican tree frog (Smilisca baudinii) is a nocturnal species of tree frog whose native range extends from the Sonoran Desert and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas south to Costa Rica."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/mexican-treefrog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mexican Treefrog

> Smilisca baudinii — Anfibi. The common Mexican tree frog (Smilisca baudinii) is a nocturnal species of tree frog whose native range extends from the Sonoran Desert and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas south to Costa Rica.

- Scientific name: *Smilisca baudinii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 10927
- Wikidata: [Q2710435](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2710435)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24277](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24277)

## Names

- en: Mexican Treefrog
- de: Mexikanischer Laubfrosch
- es: Rana arborícola mexicana
- nl: Mexicaanse boomkikker
- pl: Smiliska meksykańska

## Countries with the most observations

MX (6108), HN (1183), CR (719), BZ (360), NI (333), GT (240), SV (219), US (209)

## Summary

The common Mexican tree frog (Smilisca baudinii) is a nocturnal species of tree frog whose native range extends from the Sonoran Desert and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas south to Costa Rica. Common names include Mexican tree frog, Baudin's tree frog and Van Vliet's frog. They are usually found within lightly forested areas near permanent sources of water.

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

## Photo

![Mexican Treefrog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mexican-treefrog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sobeida Morales · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115480746

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mexican-treefrog?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).