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After a long day in the field (and on the side of the road), we returned to find this Northern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) perched on the side of my car. Kingston, NJ.
I have heard that this species has split so not sure what the species is called now. More DNA changing the way we call what we see. Photo taken at Phillips Farm County Park, Latah County, Idaho.
By far the animal we got to see the most during those few days in the jungle. They are also very patient models.
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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Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) taken at Dinner Island Wildlife Management Area, Hendry County, FL, USA
Treefrog Treasure is a free platformer game that teaches whole numbers and fractions as players hop around a variety of worlds.
Created by the Center for Game Science at the University of Washington.
During and after the rain, many frogs (and cane toads) appeared. We saw this cute treefrog having a feast on the insects in this wood-chip pile.
I found this little guy when I heard it land on a leaf while I was sitting on the deck. There were a bunch of flying insects around today and I saw the frog jump and eat a couple of them.
Cove Lake, Mount Magazine, Logan County, Arkansas
This specimen was found below the spillway as it was trading calls with a few other males. It must be thinking, "is that nearest tree quite close enough yet???"
Large Treefrog (Zhangixalus dennysi) from Cúc Phương National Park, Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam.
A pair of Green Treefrogs (Hyla cinerea) spotted at Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Virginia USA.