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Green Cay Waste Water Treatment Area, South Florida
It fell out of the trees above the entrance boardwalk and landed with an audible splat. Originally, it was very white but changed colors while jumping and climbing to the top boardwalk railing. Its focus is on a palm to its right front - it wanted out of there.
On a raspberry twig near my garage!
Now I have seen both the Cope's and the Eastern Gray Treefrog in my yard!
Hyla squirella or Hyla femoralis. I am leaning towards femoralis because of the mask. It's hard to be sure at this size though. This guy was about the size of a dime. Jax, FL.
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Treefrog from MorenaP
www.thingiverse.com/thing:18479
200 µm layer height
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 had no idea tree frogs lived in Ontario. This guy was found on a steel roof and matched the gray colour. He changed to brown/green when I put him in a cedar.
Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, USA
Thanks to Adaire for letting me photograph her froggies at Ecology Camp.
Male Dendropsophus minutus.
Where: Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke, Manaus, Amazonas.
When: 02/2012.
Also called Dumpy Treefrogs or Australian Green Treefrogs, in a very long and serious staring match.
Reptile Park near Sydney
Canelos Treefrog (Boana appendiculata), Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador Split from Map Treefrog (B. geographica) Compare with the next image, showing a sympatric species also formerly included in B. geographica!
From this angle, you can see the spots on the back of the thigh that are a characteristic of this species.
Relaxing on my hammock at night and I was joined by this frog. Photo taken at the Canopy Lodge in El Valle, Panama.
This treefrog jumped from very high, and landed right in front of me, Spider-Man style. Scared the crap out of me. He seemed fine, though. Weirdo.
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