Tlalocohyla loquax (Gaige & Stuart, 1934)
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 mahogany tree frog (Tlalocohyla loquax) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The adult male frog measures 33 to 45 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 38 to 47 mm. This frog has webbed skin on all four feet. This frog has bright yellow color on its back and some bright red near its vent and sides. This frog can change color, appearing yellow and orange at night and almost white during the day. This frog is nocturnal. The female frog lays eggs in deep bodies of water, about 250 per clutch. The eggs adhere to surface plants. After the tadpoles hatch, they swim downward.
Wikipedia contributors, Mahogany tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:53:57.747408+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tlalocohyla loquax (Gaige & Stuart, 1934)
- Name authority
- (Gaige & Stuart, 1934)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Tlalocohyla
- 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
- genusTlalocohyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell & Wheeler, 2005
- speciesTlalocohyla loquax (Gaige & Stuart, 1934)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tlalocohyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tlalocohyla godmani (Günther, 1901) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tlalocohyla picta (Günther, 1901) | 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 axillamembrana Shannon & Werler, 1955 Shannon & Werler, 1955 | synonym |
| Hyla loquax Gaige & Stuart, 1934 Gaige & Stuart, 1934 | synonym |
| Hyla stadelmani Schmidt, 1936 Schmidt, 1936 | synonym |
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=774573 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:579LS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.