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Gray Tree Frog (Dryophytes versicolor) on a bee hive in Salford Township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, USA.
This little frog was perched on the top of the door frame looking for bugs to eat.
About 3 cm long. Backdoor. July 17, 2010.
The two species of gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor and Hyla chrysoscelis) are nearly identical in appearance and habits, but only Hyla chrysoscelis occurs in southern Indiana.
We must really need rain if this little guy is hanging out in our hot tub. Found him clinging to the underside of the hot tub lid. Central Illinois
BNC_Animal Ambassadors_Gray treefrog ( Dryophytes versicolor). Photo by Marilyn STONE, Montgomery Parks, MNCPPC.
Gray Tree Frog (either Northern, Hyla versicolor, or Cope's/Southern, Hyla
chrysoscelis) sleeping in a bird box at Cape May Point State Park, Cape May county, New Jersey.
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
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I have been searching for one of these awesome frogs for a few years now and they blend in to the branches they hang out on so well that up till this point I struck out....Last night Becky and I were going to Blockbuster to rent a movie and she spotted this beauty! Where you ask? Climbing up the front of my snow white garage door eating bugs. . .I kept him overnight in a suitable enclosure I had already set up for such an occasion. I photographed him first thing thismorning and released him into the shrubrow next to the garage. This is my favorite North American Frog and after searching for years to photograph one in it's "proper enviernment" it was a gift for it to just walk into my life. Hopefully I will see him again someday.
I didn't think I would find any Tree frogs today, but the temp was up in the 70's and this little guys was taking advantage.
Kensington Metro Park, MI
I was watering a potted geranium on our deck and happened to find two(!) grey treefrogs hiding under the leaves.
Don't know how I ever saw this little fellow. He was less than an inch long sitting motionless on the leaf of a small catalpa tree in my back yard.