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Gray Treefrog, Somerset County, Maine. I found and heard dozens within only a few acres of land. They will call during all times of day into early evening in wet springs and summers. Their call in early spring is always a premonition of warmer weather to come.
July 14, 2015
A tiny juvenile gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) stayed a little late on our deck last night. When I moved the grill cover, there he was, very dark green - almost black to match the cover. After observing him for a while (half a day!), my little boy agreed to let him go. This is the moment when surely to its amazement, the found himself free once again.
Brewster, Massachusetts - Cape Cod
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Canon 7D
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taken at night
Byram Township, Sussex County, NJ
May 27, 2014
This one was high in the trees (which I climbed up) and I could only get this one shot before it jumped away.
As I went out to get the mail today I looked over at the house and saw this frog. At first I didn't know if it was a frog or some other kind of critter. On further inspection it moved a little. I went in and got the camera because it looked odd. Almost white. I think it's a gray tree frog.
I found numerous Gray Treefrogs sheltering among crevices while exploring a sandstone ledge. I goaded this bright green individual out of his hiding spot for a few photos. Sauk Co, WI.
Different tree frog from past two pictures, different storaro background colour from past two picturess, and in a shocking departure from the past two pictures this is a NOT a snake plant- it's a Dracaena sanderiana (Lucky Bamboo). Look at me mixing things up like a cuisinart.
Lighting info:
-Sunpak 433d in small 6x8" softbox camera right and above a bit.
-Sunpak 433d snooted with storaro orange gel on black background from camera left.
-Bare SB-28 above and behind for hair light (bald palate light?)
-Triggered with rf602's.
-22" white reflector camera left for fill.
I was very excited this past Saturday 10 Aug. 2019 to find about a dozen tiny Gray tree frogs on plants and trees close to a frog pond I often visit for dragonfly and frog photos.
I first noticed these amazing little frogs at this location in 2014. I saw them again in late summer 2015, but then poof gone for 2016, 17 and 18. I feared that they had totaly died out. Then Saturday after looking around the trees and plants near the pond I found none and was on my way back to my car when I spotted the first one on a low leaffy plant on the tree line, then I saw another and another all hiding in plain sight.
They have the ability to slowly change their color to the color of whatever they are sitting on which is a very effective camouflage.
Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) on the side of a swimming pool in Salford Township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, USA.
Baby treefrog again - can't get enough of the little guy. Notice the halfway closed transparent eyelid... He's winking!
Since we moved to Iowa, we enjoyed summer nights filled with deafening chorus of tree frogs. It took me about ten years to catch one of these elusive creatures. This morning I went to set up grill on the deck and look who was hiding under the cover - tiny gray tree frog!
Grey treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) from Oxford, MS. Photographed for Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project.
Hyla versicolor * Knott Co, Ky
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
Size - about 2" long
The Gray Treefrog can be green, gray, or brown in color. It can be a solid color, or it can have blotches on its back. The gray treefrog can change its color in seconds. It tends to become darker when it is cold or dark. Its coloring helps it blend in with tree bark! It has a white underside and lots of warts. It has large, sticky toe pads that help it cling to tree bark and other surfaces. It has bright yellow to orange skin under its thighs.
The gray treefrog is nocturnal. It spends the day resting in trees and shrubs. At night, it crawls among the branches and leaves looking for food. It usually only comes out of the trees and bushes during the breeding season. In the winter, it hibernates under leaves, bark, or rocks on the forest floor.
Breeding season runs from April to August. Males gather in trees and bushes next to breeding ponds and swamps and begin calling. The male aggressively defends its territory from intruders. The female selects a mate based on his call. She lays her eggs on the surface of shallow water in ponds or swamps. She may also lay her eggs in standing water in tire ruts, vernal pools, or even swimming pools! The eggs are attached to vegetation to keep them from floating away. The female lays as many as 2,000 eggs in groups of 10-40 eggs. The tadpoles hatch in 4-5 days and change into froglets in about two months.
Info taken from: www.nhptv.org/wild/graytreefrog.asp
Copyright ©2015 Salina T Gibson *All Rights Reserved
I don't know which of the two species this is, there are two species with identical morphology. Identifying it involves either karyotyping or hearing the call and knowing the temperature of the calling individual. Our new house is just hopping with amphibians. There are toads, chorus frogs, and tree frogs all over the place. We are just a mile from our old house, but what a difference that makes. It is great to have them around.
Grey treefrog that I disturbed while he was taking a perfectly good nap in the sun. This could be a grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor), Cope's grey treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis), or even Hyla versicolor-chrysoscelis. Even if the shot wasn't a very close macro, you still wouldn't know which for sure because they look so much alike. Their songs are different, but even more interesting for species that look nearly identical is that the grey has twice as many chromosomes as Cope's. Cool, huh? Since I didn't have my trusty genetic testing lab with me today, I'll go with "grey treefrog, Hyla spp.". :)
Hyla versicolor * Knott Co, Ky
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
Size - about 2" long
The Gray Treefrog can be green, gray, or brown in color. It can be a solid color, or it can have blotches on its back. The gray treefrog can change its color in seconds. It tends to become darker when it is cold or dark. Its coloring helps it blend in with tree bark! It has a white underside and lots of warts. It has large, sticky toe pads that help it cling to tree bark and other surfaces. It has bright yellow to orange skin under its thighs.
The gray treefrog is nocturnal. It spends the day resting in trees and shrubs. At night, it crawls among the branches and leaves looking for food. It usually only comes out of the trees and bushes during the breeding season. In the winter, it hibernates under leaves, bark, or rocks on the forest floor.
Breeding season runs from April to August. Males gather in trees and bushes next to breeding ponds and swamps and begin calling. The male aggressively defends its territory from intruders. The female selects a mate based on his call. She lays her eggs on the surface of shallow water in ponds or swamps. She may also lay her eggs in standing water in tire ruts, vernal pools, or even swimming pools! The eggs are attached to vegetation to keep them from floating away. The female lays as many as 2,000 eggs in groups of 10-40 eggs. The tadpoles hatch in 4-5 days and change into froglets in about two months.
Info taken from: www.nhptv.org/wild/graytreefrog.asp
Copyright ©2015 Salina T Gibson *All Rights Reserved
A pair of grey tree frogs in amplexus after heavy spring rains flooded a bottomland forest. The smaller male is on top. Harris Co, TX.
While placing birds in the box to be banded after a net-checking run, I looked out the window of the banding station and noticed a greenish tree frog that apparently a Gray Tree Fron, sitting in the sun.
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This gray tree frog was not pleased when I tipped him out of an empty flower pot. He has since taken his grumpy self off to a more congenial spot in nearby shrubbery.
Location: Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
This tree frog was actually found in climbing a wall in the women's rest room near our campsite. I moved the frog to a nearby shrub and took this photo.
Red n' gray easter