Mountain Tree Frog
Hyla eximia
Summary 7
The mountain tree frog, Hyla eximia, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Distribution and habitat 8
This species is generally found in the mountains (Sierra Madre Occidental to Guerrero) of Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico (Degenhardt 1996). Hyla eximia usually reside at high elevations, ranging from 900 m to 2900 m. This species is also found along streams, in wet meadows, in coniferous forests, and temporarily in roadside ditches. An isolated population exists in the Huachuca Mountains in Arizona.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Coconino National Forest, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/42034606@N05/5416204989
- (c) 2014 Sean Michael Rovito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=605728&one=T
- (c) 2014 Sean Michael Rovito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=605730&one=T
- (c) Welch, Jenna L., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=herps&irn=10294457
- (c) Welch, Jenna L., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=herps&irn=10294459
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyla_eximia
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