Gray Treefrog far
Eastern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)-Sam and Jack found this frog during the Saturday workday. As the scientific name implies, gray treefrogs are variable in color owing to their ability to camouflage themselves from gray to green, depending on the substrate where they are sitting. The degree of mottling varies. Dead gray treefrogs and ones in unnatural surroundings are predominantly gray. They are strictly nocturnal. During the day they often rest on horizontal tree branches or leaves out in the open, even in the sun. Evidently they are less prone to overheating and desiccation than other amphibians and rely on their superb camouflage to hide them from predators. Reynolds RIdge Management Area, Ives Road Fen Preserve, September 2, 2017.
Gray Treefrog far
Eastern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)-Sam and Jack found this frog during the Saturday workday. As the scientific name implies, gray treefrogs are variable in color owing to their ability to camouflage themselves from gray to green, depending on the substrate where they are sitting. The degree of mottling varies. Dead gray treefrogs and ones in unnatural surroundings are predominantly gray. They are strictly nocturnal. During the day they often rest on horizontal tree branches or leaves out in the open, even in the sun. Evidently they are less prone to overheating and desiccation than other amphibians and rely on their superb camouflage to hide them from predators. Reynolds RIdge Management Area, Ives Road Fen Preserve, September 2, 2017.