Northern Streamside Treefrog (Sarcohyla hapsa) lives in humid montane forest streams across Western Mexico. Its conservation status is Least Concern.
Fascinating facts about the Northern Streamside Treefrog
- Between 1,280 m and 2,550 m above sea level, this frog lives along mountain streams that cut through humid pine-oak, pine, and pine-fir forests of western Mexico.
- Its known range stretches from Durango down to Nayarit in the southern Sierra Madre Occidental, then jumps across the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt to Michoacán, Morelos, Guerrero, and Mexico state, and reaches the northern Sierra Madre del Sur in Jalisco and Michoacán.
- In those high-elevation woods, the frog hides in the vegetation that borders fast-flowing streams.
At a glance
RangeWestern Mexico
Habitathumid montane forest streams
Dietnot documented
About the Northern Streamside Treefrog
The northern streamside treefrog, Sarcohyla hapsa, is found along mountain streams in humid montane pine-oak, pine, and pine-fir forests in western Mexico, at elevations between 1,280 and 2,550 meters.
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