The painted tree frog (Tlalocohyla picta) 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, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, and canals and ditches. This frog has been observed 1300 meters above sea level.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Painted Tree Frog being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dendropsophus nanus
- Tlalocohyla smithii
- Dendropsophus walfordi
- Dendropsophus mathiassoni
- Dendropsophus sanborni
- Hyperolius fusciventris
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Tlalocohyla
- Species
- Tlalocohyla picta
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