Lowland Burrowing Frog
Smilisca fodiens
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- S. fodiens – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Alice Abela
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- S. fodiens – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Alice Abela
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- S. fodiens – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Alice Abela
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- S. fodiens – Map by USGS
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Smilisca fodiens occurs in southern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Smilisca fodiens (Boulenger – 1882)
Genus: Smilisca, Greek – smiliskos = little knife — ref. sharp pointed frontoparietal processes
Species: fodiens, Latin = to dig, dig up
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962