Diaglena spatulata (Günther, 1882)
Triprion spatulatus Günther, 1882, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 5, 10: 279. Syntypes: BMNH 1947.2.25.79 (formerly 82.11.13.1) and 1947.2.25.80-81 (formerly 82.12.5.11-12) according to Condit, 1964, J. Ohio Herpetol. Soc., 4: 86. Type locality: "near Presidio [de Mazatlán, Sinaloa], in Mexico".
Diaglena spatulata — Cope, 1887, Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., 32: 12. Smith, Arif, Nieto-Montes de Oca, and Wiens, 2007, Evolution, 61: 2075-2085.
Triprion spatulatus — Günther, 1901, Biol. Centr. Amer., Rept. Batr., Part 164: 251.
Diaglena reticulata Taylor, 1942, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 28: 60. Holotype: USNM 115500, by original designation. Type locality: "Cerro Arenal, Oaxaca, Mexico". Synonymy by Duellman, 1968, Herpetologica, 24: 200.
Diaglena spatulata reticulata — Duellman, 1968, Herpetologica, 24: 200.
Diaglena spatulata spatulata — Duellman, 1968, Herpetologica, 24: 200.
Triprion spatulatus reticulatus — Trueb, 1970, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 18: 602.
Triprion spatulatus spatulatus — Trueb, 1970, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 18: 602.
Hyla spatulata — Wiens, Fetzner, Parkinson, and Reeder, 2005, Syst. Biol., 54: 25. by implication.
English Names
Mexican Shovel-headed Treefrog (Diaglena reticulata: Cochran, 1961, Living Amph. World: 123).
Shovelhead Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus: Liner, 1994, Herpetol. Circ., 23: 29).
Shovel-headed Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus: Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 70; Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 65; Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008, Herpetol. Circ., 38: 26).
Shovel-nosed Tree Frog (Triprion spatulatus: Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 70).
Shovelhead Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus spatulatus: Liner, 1994, Herpetol. Circ., 23: 29).
Shovel-headed Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus spatulatus:Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008, Herpetol. Circ., 38: 26).
Mexican Shovelhead Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus reticulatus: Liner, 1994, Herpetol. Circ., 23: 29).
Mexican Shovel-headed Treefrog (Triprion spatulatus reticulatus: Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008, Herpetol. Circ., 38: 26).
Distribution
Pacific lowlands of western Mexico (Sinaloa to Oaxaca).
Comment
Two subspecies were recognized by Duellman, 1970, Monogr. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas: 629-637.
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