''Dryophytes eximius'', commonly known as the mountain tree frog, is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is ...

in the family

Hylidae Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic. Taxonomy and ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to Mexico. Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

s are

mesquite Mesquite is a common name for several plants in the genus '' Prosopis'', which contains over 40 species of small leguminous trees. They are native to dry areas in the Americas. They have extremely long roots to seek water from very far under gr ...

grasslands, scrub forests, and pine-oak forests. It is a widely distributed species that faces no major threats. ''Dryophytes eximius'' is listed as the state amphibian of Arizona. As currently circumscribed, ''Dryophytes eximius'' does not occur in Arizona. '' Dryophytes wrightorum'', the Wright's mountain tree frog, which has previously been regarded as a synonym of ''Dryophytes eximius'' does occur in Arizona.

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Dryophytes Amphibians described in 1854 Endemic amphibians of Mexico Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Hylinae-stub