Green Tree Frog Froglet

Hyla cinerea

Description:

Spotting #1000 :) I had really been wanting to find a Tree Frog that had 4 legs and a tail still, and I was walking around in a marsh one day and saw this guy jumping on top of the water so I grabbed him for some photos. Bonus though: he still has his tadpole mouth!

Habitat:

Marsh. He was returned to the water to grow into an adult tree frog after I took photos :) At Gus Engeling WMA.

Notes:

I personally think frogs are way cooler than people realize. Most of them have a tadpole stage, which they are mostly omnivores during. Then as they metamorphose into adults, not only do they grow legs and lose their tail, but they go from omnivores to carnivores. This requires their digestive system to completely change, which if you know anything about nutrition you know how hard this is!

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40 Comments (1–25)

Cody.conway 10 years ago

Well deserving SOTD and for number 1000!

Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Fantastic spotting to reach 100 Ashley :) Well deserved SOTD,,,He is so cute :)

AshleyT 10 years ago

Thanks J, Dan, and Malcolm!

Malcolm Wilton-Jones 10 years ago

Congratulations.

Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Congrats on 1000 and SOTD!

Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

Ashley, a belated congratulations on 1000 spottings and spotting of the day! Spectacular! Thank you so much for all your gorgeous spottings and contributions to Project Noah! I can't wait to see what you spot next, and to read about all the education behind it!