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Triprion spatulatus Günther, 1882
Triprion spatulatus Günther, 1882, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 5, 10: 279. Syntypes: BMNH 1947.2.25.79 (formerly 1882.11.13.1) and 1947.2.25.80–81 (formerly 1882.12.5.11–12) according to Condit, 1964, J. Ohio Herpetol. Soc., 4: 86. Type locality: "near Presidio [de Mazatlán, Sinaloa], in Mexico".
Diaglena spatulata — Cope, 1887, Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., 32: 12; Smith, Arif, Nieto-Montes de Oca, and Wiens, 2007, Evolution, 61: 2075–2085.
Triprion spatulatus — Günther, 1901, Biol. Centr. Amer., Rept. Batr., Vol. 7, Part 162: 251.
Diaglena reticulata Taylor, 1942, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 28: 60. Holotype: USNM 115500, by original designation. Type locality: "Cerro Arenal, Oaxaca, Mexico". Synonymy by Duellman, 1968, Herpetologica, 24: 200.
Diaglena spatulata reticulata — Duellman, 1968, Herpetologica, 24: 200.
Diaglena spatulata spatulata — Duellman, 1968, Herpetologica, 24: 200.
Triprion spatulatus reticulatus — Trueb, 1970, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 18: 602.
Triprion spatulatus spatulatus — Trueb, 1970, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 18: 602.
Hyla spatulata — Wiens, Fetzner, Parkinson, and Reeder, 2005, Syst. Biol., 54: 25, by implication.
Triprion spatulatus — Faivovich, Pereyra, Luna, Hertz, Blotto, Vásquez-Almazán, McCranie, Sánchez, Baêta, Araujo-Vieira, Köhler, Kubicki, Campbell, Frost, Wheeler, and Haddad, 2018, S. Am. J. Herpetol., 13: 11.
Common Names
Mexican Shovel-headed Treefrog (Diaglena reticulata: Cochran, 1961, Living Amph. World: 123).
Shovelhead Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus: Liner, 1994, Herpetol. Circ., 23: 29).
Shovel-headed Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus: Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 70; Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 65; Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008, Herpetol. Circ., 38: 26).
Shovel-nosed Tree Frog (Triprion spatulatus: Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 70).
Shovelhead Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus spatulatus: Liner, 1994, Herpetol. Circ., 23: 29).
Shovel-headed Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus spatulatus:Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008, Herpetol. Circ., 38: 26).
Mexican Shovelhead Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus reticulatus: Liner, 1994, Herpetol. Circ., 23: 29).
Mexican Shovel-headed Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus reticulatus: Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008, Herpetol. Circ., 38: 26).
Distribution
Pacific lowlands of western Mexico (Sinaloa to Oaxaca).
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Mexico
Endemic: Mexico
Comment
Two subspecies were recognized by Duellman, 1970, Monogr. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas: 629–637. Loc-Barragán, Smith, Woolrich-Piña, and Lemos-Espinal, 2024, Herpetozoa, Wien, 37: 30, reported on the distributional and conservation status in the state of Nayarit, Mexico.
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