Green Treefrog

Green Tree Frog
(Hyla cinerea)

Description: 1 1/4-2 1/2" (3.2-6.4 cm). Bright green, yellow, or greenish-gray. Has sharply defined light stripe along upper jaw and side of body; side stripe occasionally absent. Sometimes has tiny, black-edged gold spots on back. Large toe pads.

Voice: Cowbell-like when heard at a distance. Nearer, sound is quank, quank. Males call while clinging to vertical stems 1-2' (.3-.5 m) above water.

Breeding: March to October in southern areas, April to September in northern areas.

Habitat: Trees and shrubs growing in or near permanent water. During the day frequently found asleep on underside of large leaves or in other moist, shady places.

Range: Delaware south along the coastal plain into Florida and the Keys, west to s. Texas, and north through c. Arkansas and w. Tennessee to Illinois.

Discussion: Green Treefrogs congregate in large choruses of several hundred. A typical treefrog, this species prefers to walk rather than jump. When fleeing a predator in the trees it takes gangly leaps into space.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Green
• Tree
• Frog
• Frogs
• Amphibians
• Herping
• Kolby
• Long
• Alabama

[TheSnakeLibrary]

@MiahCrosby Thanks, it was a cool frog.