Squirrel tree frog
| Squirrel tree frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Hyla |
| Species: | H. squirella |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyla squirella Bosc, 1800 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calamita squirella Merrem, 1820 | |
The squirrel tree frog (Hyla squirella) is a small species of tree frog found in the southeastern United States, from Texas to Virginia.
Squirrel tree frogs are small frogs, about 1.5 inches in length as adults. There are several color variations, but most commonly they are green and look very much like the American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea). They can also be varying shades of yellow or brown, sometimes with white or brown blotching.
This is an introduced species in the Bahamas.[1]
Gallery
USGS photograph
A juvenile
Squirrel Tree frog on Tree in Osceola National Forest, Florida
References
- ↑ Hammerson, G. and B. Hedges. 2004. Hyla squirella. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 21 July 2013.
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