Dryophytes euphorbiaceus (Günther, 1858)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The southern highland tree frog (Dryophytes euphorbiaceus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, intermittent rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Southern highland tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:57:24.872732+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dryophytes euphorbiaceus (Günther, 1858)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1858)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Dryophytes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusDryophytes Fitzinger, 1843
- speciesDryophytes euphorbiaceus (Günther, 1858)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dryophytes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Barrens TreefrogDryophytes andersonii (Baird, 1854) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryophytes arboricola (Taylor, 1941) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bird-voiced TreefrogDryophytes avivoca (Viosca, 1928) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green TreefrogDryophytes cinereus (Schneider, 1799) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryophytes eximius (Baird, 1854) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pine Woods TreefrogDryophytes femoralis (Daudin, 1800) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barking TreefrogDryophytes gratiosus (LeConte, 1856) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryophytes japonicus (Günther, 1859) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arizona TreefrogDryophytes wrightorum (Taylor, 1939) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cope's Gray TreefrogDryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryophytes bocourti (Mocquard, 1899) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyla euphorbiacea Günther, 1858 Günther, 1858 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1095393 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37VNG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.