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Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Common Mexican tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:59:11.206829+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Smilisca baudinii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
- Name authority
- (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
- Common name
- Mexican Smilisca
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Smilisca
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusSmilisca Cope, 1865
- speciesSmilisca baudinii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Smilisca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Smilisca dentata (Smith, 1957) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lowland Burrowing TreefrogSmilisca fodiens (Boulenger, 1882) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Smilisca phaeota (Cope, 1862) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Smilisca puma (Cope, 1885) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Smilisca sila Duellman & Trueb, 1966 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Smilisca cyanosticta (Smith, 1953) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Smilisca manisorum (Taylor, 1954) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyla pansosana Brocchi, 1877 Brocchi, 1877 | synonym |
| Hyla baudinii Duméril & Bibron, 1841 Duméril & Bibron, 1841 | synonym |
| Hyla vociferans Baird, 1859 Baird, 1859 | synonym |
| Hyla vanvlietii Baird, 1854 Baird, 1854 | synonym |
| Hyla beltrani Taylor, 1942 Taylor, 1942 | synonym |
| Hyla muricolor Cope, 1862 Cope, 1862 | synonym |
| Smilisca daulinia Cope, 1865 Cope, 1865 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
North America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173536 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4XWXZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.