Wright's mountain tree frog

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Wright's mountain tree frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dryophytes
Species:
D. wrightorum
Binomial name
Dryophytes wrightorum
(Taylor, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Hyla wrightorumTaylor, 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hammerson, G.A. (2017). "Dryophytes wrightorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T55696A112710808. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T55696A112710808.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Arizona Treefrog (Hyla wrightorum) - Species Profile". nas.er.usgs.gov. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. "41-859". Arizona Revised Statutes. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Dryophytes eximius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55478A53955268. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55478A53955268.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. "State Amphibian". Arizona State Library. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2020.