Plectrohyla acanthodes

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Plectrohyla acanthodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Plectrohyla
Species:
P. acanthodes
Binomial name
Plectrohyla acanthodes
(Duellman and Campbell, 1992)
Synonyms[3]
  • Plectrohyla acanthodes (Duellman and Campbell, 1992)
  • Hyla acanthodes (Wiens, Fetzner, Parkinson, and Reeder, 2005)

The thorny spikethumb frog (Plectrohyla acanthodes) is a frog that lives in Mexico and Guatemala. Scientists have seen it between 2200 and 2250 meters above sea level in Guatemala and between 1700 and 1500 meters above sea level in Mexico.[3][1]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Plectrohyla acanthodes". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorny Spikethumb Frog: Plectrohyla acanthodes ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55870A53959875. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55870A53959875.en. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Plectrohyla acanthodes Duellman and Campbell, 1992". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved December 7, 2021.