It is a tiny frog of the Mexican Pacific coast, described as its own species relatively late in comparison with other frogs in the region, and since then recognized as one of the most restricted distribution mammals of all northwest Mexico. It lives in areas of dry tropical rainforest and coastal meadow, refugees in tree holes and cracks during the day to go hunting insects at night. Its name pays tribute to a recognized American mastozoologist specializing in American frogs. It is one of the several frogs of the Rhogeessa genus, known colloquially as yellow frogs for the warm tone of its fur, whose taxonomy has been the subject of numerous revisions as genetic studies have been revealing species before confused between themselves.
Very small frog, one of the smallest in its region, yellow brown coat characteristic of the genre, short and rounded ears.It is confused with other species of the Rhogeessa genus of the Mexican Pacific coast, whose reliable separation often requires genetic or cranial analysis given the great external similarity between all of them.
Tropical dry and coastal rainforest, in lowlands. endemic of a reduced area of the Pacific coast of Chiapas, in southeast Mexico.
Insect-eating, hunting small flying insects in flight over dry tropical rainforest vegetation and coastal shrub.
It forms small groups in shelters of tree holes and cracks, with a socially undocumented behavior given the scarcity of studies on this kind of restricted distribution.
Its populations are considered to be declining due to the continued loss of dry tropical rainforest and coastal dew from which it depends, in a already very restricted distribution of the coast of Chiapas.
Deforestation and fragmentation of dry tropical forests and coastal meadows by agricultural, livestock and tourist expansion on the coast of Chiapas.
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