Gray Tree Frog
Hyla versicolor
Gray Tree Frog 2
The Gray Tree Frog is usually a mottled gray, but it can change color from nearly black to pale green, making it difficult to distinguish from Green and Squirrel Tree Frogs. Note the dark patch behind the eye, the lack of a white side stripe, heavy gray mottling, and the colorful yellowish patches on the insides of the thighs (usually only visible when the frog is resting on glass). This species is practically identical to the Cope's Gray Tree Frog and is only reliably identified by its call, a high-pitched, musical trill that is lower and slower than that of a Cope's Gray. Visitors to the Arboretum often think the call is from a bird, especially because it usually comes from high up in a tree: http://www.californiaherps.com/noncal/misc/miscfrogs/pages/h.versicolor.sounds.html
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- Adapted by hancnaturalist from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyla_versicolor
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iNat Map
| Color | black, gray, green, orange, white, yellow |
|---|---|
| Texture | rough |
| Pattern | mottled, spots |
