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title: "Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog"
description: "Triprion petasatus — Anfíbios. Triprion petasatus, Yucatán shovel-headed tree frog, Yucatán casque-headed tree frog, or Yucatán casquehead tree frog is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yucatan-casque-headed-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog

> Triprion petasatus — Anfíbios. Triprion petasatus, Yucatán shovel-headed tree frog, Yucatán casque-headed tree frog, or Yucatán casquehead tree frog is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Triprion petasatus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 679
- Wikidata: [Q2072228](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2072228)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24436](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24436)

## Names

- en: Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog
- de: Yucatán-Helmkopflaubfrosch
- es: Rana cabeza de pala

## Countries with the most observations

MX (605), BZ (26), GT (11)

## Summary

Triprion petasatus, Yucatán shovel-headed tree frog, Yucatán casque-headed tree frog, or Yucatán casquehead tree frog is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, aquaculture ponds, and canals and ditches.

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

## Photo

![Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yucatan-casque-headed-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321717116

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yucatan-casque-headed-tree-frog?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).