Triprion is a genus of frogs (the shovel-headed tree frogs) in the family Hylidae found in the Pacific lowlands of Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Guatemala. These frogs hide in tree-holes and plug the entrance with their strange-looking, bony heads.[1]

Triprion
Triprion petasatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Triprion
Cope, 1866
Type species
Pharyngodon petasatus
Cope, 1865
Diversity
3 species

Species

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Three species in this genus are recognized:

References

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  1. ^ Stuart, L. C. (1935). "A contribution to a knowledge of the herpetology of a portion of the savanna region of central Petn, Guatemala": 37. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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