Ridged tree frog

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Ridged tree frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dryophytes
Species:
D. plicatus
Binomial name
Dryophytes plicatus
(Brocchi, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Hyla plicataBrocchi, 1877

The ridged tree frog (Dryophytes plicatus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats include mountainous pine-fir forests in high elevations. [2] [3] In lower elevations it is known to inhabit moderate and low-lying streams and ponds where it is believed to breed. [2]

It is also found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, and ponds [ citation needed ].

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Dryophytes plicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55608A53957401. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55608A53957401.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Santos-Barrera, G.; Canseco-Márquez, L. (2017). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  3. "Dryophytes plicatus (Brocchi, 1877) | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-12-22.