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Got a new micro lens for my birthday today. Fortunately some interesting subjects were hanging around the house today. :)
Green Treefrog (Hyla Cinerea) The Florida Panhandle, Niceville, FL
This is another individual I found at the same location, that was quite bright green compared to the first one I photographed.
Nonnative to Florida
"My Backyard" Greenacres, FL
Originated from the Caribbean, these non native, invasive Frogs, are very successful at eating Florida's native Frogs, Toads, and Lizards. It is advised when encountered to euthanize them.
a little short of inspiration today i asked Bill to pick something for me to draw. "TREE FROG!" was his answer.
stock image from riktorsashen on deviant art, here
How can a treefrog be cute? Perhaps it only seems so to a naturalist. The gray treefrog is only an inch or a bit more as an adult. This one was only 3/8-inch - - - obviously a new hatchling of the year. It could have sat on my thumbnail with room to spare. I'm not sure how I even saw it sitting motionless on the leaf of a spicebush. It was very fat. Catching insects on the spicebush must be easy.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus/species: Agalychnis callidryasAgalychnis callidryas
DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Southeastern Mexico, through Central America, to northwestern Colombia. Habitat: Live near ponds or rivers in neotropical rainforests from sea level up to 960 m. These nocturnal frogs are completely arboreal. During the day they remain motionless, blending in among the foliage. They live in warm (75-85° F, day; 66-77° F, night), humid (80-100%) climates.
9-1-14 *Not currently on display
Costa Rica CRO6
Hyla versicolor/chrysoscelis, Vernon County Wisconsin, 15 May 2018.
Observed sitting on blacktop parking lot during the middle of the afternoon on a sunny day.
This tree frog is the real deal. He had to jump on my truck mirror at my house and hung on tight for the 10 mile ride to Wal-Mart. I didn't see him until I was parked. I was able to open the door, catch him and move him to the bushes!
This cute little immature Gray Treefrog, Hyla versicolor, was hiding on a leaf at Dave Small's place in Athol, Massachusetts.
This canyon treefrog was clinging to the shady side of a rock outcrop in Molino Canyon, just below the overlook in Pima County, Arizona. This is one of the most heavily pigmented specimens I've seen, but it was well-sheltered, and the cooler such cold-blooded "herps" are, the darker they usually are. Incidentally, a fall from this height would have severely injured a human, let alone a treefrog. Good grip!