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Four-lined Treefrog
Dairy Farm Nature Park
14 March 2021
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Cope's treefrogs (Hyla chrysoscelis) are somewhat common in the region where I live. They are seldom seen though unless you look carefully on roads going through habitat on rainy nights. This is a youngster.
Found along mountain stream in Oso Canyon in Santa Barbara County, CA. I think it is Pseudacris regilla. Can someone confirm?
Coexisting with what I think is Pseudacris cadaverina in the same area (within a meter or 2).
grey treefrog, green phase. these are about the size of the first knuckle on my pinkie finger. once you learn to spot them, though, they're everywhere in the long grass by the frog pond.
Same as previous frog shot but cropped a bit with slightly warmer processing.
I believe this is an Eastern Gray Tree Frog, Hyla versicolor. I found a couple of these out there and didn't realize they can change from the above color to bright green in a short period of time. Pretty cool! At the time I figured they were different species of frogs.
The Milkweed was hosting a group of tiny tree frogs. Most were in the shade but a few chose sunny spots. I would think they would not want to be in the heat and sun but they seemed content.
A walk in the forest and I spied a little treefrog on a leaf. A tiny fellow.....not complaining about a cloudy day when there were frogs about :)
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus/species: Hyla cinerea
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Bright yellow-green above, though some are reddish-brown to green, often with small golden spots. White to cream below with a prominent white lateral stripe
on each side.
DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Central to Southeastern United States. North to Virginia’s eastern shore, south to the southern tip of Florida, west to central Texas. Habitat: Forest habitats in small ponds, large lakes, marshes, and streams, especially in richly vegetated areas.
DIET IN THE WILD: Insectivores: flies, mosquitoes, and other small insects
PREDATORS: Predators include snakes, birds, large fish, and other frogs. Predatory aquatic insects such as giant water bugs may take tadpoles. Green frogs in captivity are known to live as long as 6 years.
REMARKS: Active at night. During the day, adults are well camouflaged among grasses and other vegetation, especially when legs are tucked below the body and eyes are closed.
References
California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium Swamp 2017
6-7-13, 1-19-17
Taken during our airboat tour. The guide stopped to give us some history about the plant this little treefrog was hanging onto and it wasn't until later that we even noticed the guy. My sister held the stem of the plant still while I took the photo.
Sigma APO 70-300mm F/4-5.6 DG MACRO