Ridged Tree Frog

Fascinating facts about the Ridged Tree Frog

• Imagine a tiny acrobat that can leap from pine-fir canopies to the ground, this frog thrives in Mexico’s rugged, high-elevation forests where the air is thin and the trees are cloaked in mist.
• When the rainy season swells low-lying streams, the same species swaps its mountain home for shallow ponds and wetlands, using those calm waters as secret nurseries for its eggs.
• Beyond pristine forests, you’ll also hear its calls echo through suburban gardens and even patches of heavily degraded forest, proving it can persist where nature has been heavily altered.
• Its range stretches across a mosaic of habitats, from moist montane forests to seasonally flooded lowland grasslands, showing how flexible a single amphibian can be in the face of diverse Mexican ecosystems.
• Despite being endemic to Mexico, this tree frog manages to occupy everything from intermittent marshes to permanent rivers, highlighting a surprising ecological versatility rarely seen in other local amphibians.

At a glance

About the Ridged Tree Frog

The ridged tree frog (Dryophytes plicatus) is a member of the Hylidae family endemic to Mexico and is found in mountainous pine-fir forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, seasonally wet lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, and ponds.

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