Eastern Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca manisorum
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 419
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Smilisca manisorum, or the masked tree frog, is a frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras and Nicaragua. It lives in coastal forests. Scientists have seen it as high as 540 meters above sea level. The species was originally synonymized with the common Mexican tree frog (Smilisca baudinii), but was resurrected as a species in 2017.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Smilisca manisorum”.