Biology:Wright's mountain tree frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Wright's mountain tree frog
Mountain Tree Frog (5416204989).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dryophytes
Species:
D. wrightorum
Binomial name
Dryophytes wrightorum
(Taylor, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Hyla wrightorum Taylor, 1939

Wright's mountain tree frog (Dryophytes wrightorum) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Mexico and the United States.[2] Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, rivers, and freshwater marshes. Dryophytes wrightorum has been regarded as a synonym of Dryophytes eximius, the mountain tree frog,[1] which is listed as the state amphibian of Arizona.[3] As presently circumscribed, Dryophytes eximius is endemic to Mexico and does not occur in Arizona.[4] It is the state amphibian of Arizona.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1056764 entry