What is Triprion?
{{italictitle}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Triprion petasatus.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Triprion petasatus]]'' | taxon = Triprion | authority = [[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1866 | type_species = ''[[Triprion petasatus|Pharyngodon petasatus]]'' | type_species_authority = [[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1865 | diversity_link = #Species | diversity = 3 species }} '''''Triprion''''' or '''shovel-headed tree frogs''' is a genus of [[frog]]s in the family [[Hylidae]]. They live in [[Mexico]] and [[Guatemala]]. They live on the Pacific side of the mountains (west side), the [[Yucatán Peninsula]], and Guatemala. These frogs hide in tree-holes and put their bony heads against the opening of the hole to close it. ==Species== Scientists say there are three species in this genus: * ''[[Triprion petasatus]]'' {{small|(Cope, 1865)}} - Yucatán shovel-headed tree frog * ''[[Triprion spatulatus]]'' {{small|(Günther, 1882)}} - Mexican shovel-headed tree frog * ''[[Triprion spinosus]]'' {{small|(Steindachner, 1864)}} - Spiny-headed tree frog ==Other websites== * {{aut|Frost, Darrel R}}. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October 2007). [http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/names.php?taxon=&family=&subfamily=&genus=Triprion&commname=&authority=&year=&geo=0&dist=&comment= ''Triprion'']. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: Apr 24, 2008). * {{aut|AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation.}} [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: [http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi-bin/amphib_query?query_src=aw_lists_genera_&table=amphib&where-genus=Triprion&where-species= ''Triprion'']. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 24, 2008). * {{aut|eol - Encyclopedia of Life}} taxon [https://web.archive.org/web/20081005164411/http://www.eol.org/taxa/16203253 ''Triprion''] at http://www.eol.org. * {{aut|ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Informatio