Taxonomy

Species ID	020380
Name	Stauffer's treefrog
Other Common Names
Category	02 Amphibians
Phylum
Subphylum
Class	Amphibia
Subclass
Suborder
Family	Hylidae
Genus	Scinax
Species	staufferi
Subspecies
References	2
Scientific Synonyms	Ololygon staufferi staufferi, Cope, Hyla staufferi, Cope 1865

Comments

2* Leon (1969) recognized two subspecies, of which S. s. staufferi occurs in the Yucat n Peninsula.

Distribution

DISTRICT	References
Belize, Belize	1
Cayo, Belize	1
Corozal, Belize	1
Orange Walk, Belize	1
Stann Creek, Belize	1
Toledo, Belize	1

Administrative Unit	Occurrence	Abundance	Temporal	References
Private land, see comments	Photographed	Unknown, insufficient data	September	3
Government land				1
Shipstern Nature Reserve				1
Rio Bravo Conservation Area				1
Gallon Jug				1
Private land, see comments				1
Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Private)				1
Slate Creek Preserve				1
Manatee Forest Reserve				1
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve				1

ELEVATION Association	References
1-200 m	3

QUAD Distribution	References
17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'	3
17 30' to 17 45'; 89 00' to 89 15'	1
18 15' to 18 30'; 88 15' to 88 30'	1
17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'	1
17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'	1
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'	1
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'	1
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 00' to 88 30'	1
16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00'	1
18 15' to 18 30'; 88 00' to 88 15'	1
16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30'	1
16 15' to 16 30'; 88 45' to 89 00'	1
18 00' to 18 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'	1
17 45' to 18 00'; 89 00' to 89 15'	1

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution	References
Subtropical moist	3

Comments on Distribution

3* Miller, C.M. (1988).  Natural history voucher photograph collection,
   San Igancio.

Graphics

Pictures

Habitat Associations

Food Habits

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Environmental Associations

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Life History

Life History Narrative

This abundant frog lives primarily in subhumid and xeric habitats; apparently it avoids deep forests. Duellman (1963:226) conjectured that the specimen he obtained in the rainforest at Chinaj may have been transported there from the nearby savannas of Toocog. Breeding is initiated by the onset of the summer rainy season, and males congregate at temporary bodies of water in pastures, on savannas, and at roadside ditches-often in association with Hyla microcephala and H.picta-where they call from low in the emergent vegetation or on the ground at the edge of the water. The calling sites are often well hidden in grasses or sedges, and the calling frog may be difficult to locate. Amplexus is axillary, and the eggs are deposited in the water, where they hatch and the tadpoles complete their development. During the dry season these frogs sequester themselves beneath the bark on standing trees or within bromeliads (H. M. Smith, 1941e:38), where they can sometimes be found in considerable numbers.

Life History References

2

Management Practices

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References

1  Meerman, J., 1994. Summary of Herpetofauna Distributions in Belize.
   Report to National Protected Areas Management Project.

2  Lee, Julian C. 1996.  The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatan
   Peninsula.  Comstock Publishing Associates. Ithaca, New York.

3  Miller, C.M. 1988.  Natural history voucher photograph collection.