Wright's mountain tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

  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.


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