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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Dwarf Mexican tree frog
| image = Artis 20180519 153105 - Tlalocohyla smithii.jpg
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Tlalocohyla smithii
| authority = ([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1901)
| synonyms =
|status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=''Tlalocohyla smithii'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T55660A53958386 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55660A53958386.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
}}
The '''dwarf Mexican tree frog''' ('''''Tlalocohyla smithii''''') is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Hylidae]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to Mexico.
==Habitat and distribution==
Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[forest]]s, intermittent [[river]]s, and intermittent freshwater [[marsh]]es.
It ranges from central [[Sinaloa]] southwards along the Pacific lowlands to southern [[Oaxaca]], and inland in the Balsas-Tepalcatepec Basin Guerrero, Morelos, and Puebla states. It is found at elevations from sea level to 1,332 meters.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021"/>
==Conservation==
It is threatened by [[habitat loss]]. The frog's distribution is caused by abiotic and biotic factors as well as the availability of resources and characteristics of reproductive sites.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Luna-Gómez, M. I., García, A., & Santos-Barrera, G. (2017). Spatial and temporal distribution and microhabitat use of aquatic breeding amphibians (Anura) in a seasonally dry tropical forest in Chamela, Mexico. Revista de Biología Tropical, 65(3), 1082. https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v65i3.29440
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[[Category:Tlalocohyla]]
[[Category:Endemic amphibians of Mexico]]
[[Category:Frogs of North America]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1901]]
[[Category:Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Sinaloan dry forests]]
[[Category:Balsas dry forests]]
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