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Hyla arenicolor (canyon treefrog). Found this frog in a rockpile next to a culvert on I-17 just north of Munds Park area. He's much smaller than he looks in this photo (about 2" or so).
Thanks to Steve Hale for the ID help! From Steve's email:
It is the common tree frog of Arizona and are usually found in nooks and cracks above the water along streams up to about 7,000 feet. They are real variable in color; grays, browns and salt and pepper, rarely with a splash of green, leading to an easy way to remember their name "Hyla are-any-color."
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.
Swamp SW07
4-23-13
Pet frog, Bamf, looking pretty snooty.
Lighting info:
-SB-28 fired through 12"x12" sheet of parchment paper above and slightly in front.
-Triggered by rf602's
Frontal view of an interesting tree frog that I haven't ID yet. Found during a night hike in Danum valley Field Centre.
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I have a Treefrog nursery on my back porch. Every night I see the same 3 little treefrogs hanging out.
Sitting on the back stairs railing.
Rosie (one of our dogs) has been hunting around for this poor little fellow all week, but luckily he's eluded her so far.
Emerald-spotted treefrog.
Litoria peronii.
Treefrogs playing at the Prince of Wales on St Georges Day
your can find out more about Treefrogs at www.treefrogsmusic.co.uk/
There are two identical looking species of gray treefrog that can only be separated by their calls or genetic analysis: Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) and Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis).
You rarely get to see these unless you're looking for them (even though you'd probably recognize their call if you live in their range), so it was a treat to find them out on the road. I didn't even know they had such spectacular undersides!
taken in my backyard with a Canon Rebel with a Sigma 28-200 zoom and magnifier filters on Fuji slide.
I think the neighbors are getting used to seeing some wierd person crawling around in the woods at night with a headlamp on - and a flash going off :)
Gray treefrogs breed in May when they move to breeding ponds. Clusters of up to 30 eggs are attached to vegetation near the surface of the water. The eggs hatch in three to six days. Tadpoles transform within two months. Adults reach maturity within two years