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Pseudacris cadaverina
A small treefrog with webbing and expanded pads on the toes. Skin is rough and cryptically colored: gray or brown with dark blotches, tending to match the habitat. Usually there is no dark stripe through the eye as there is on the similar and sympatric Pseudacis hypochondriaca. The underside is whitish. Rear legs, groin, and lower abdomen are yellow. Males have dusky coloring on the throat.
Typically found around canyon streams and rocky washes with permanent quiet pools. Found in desert streams and palm oases, coastal streams, and up into the mountain pine belt. Coexists with P. hypochondriaca in some locations, although they rarely occur in the same location. From sea level to 7,500 ft. (2,290 m.)
Cute little guy jumped, startled me and nearly caused me to fall into the river ha ha! What a wonderful surprise the toad was, he stayed in the sun for at least 30 minutes.
@NeilDazet - so funny I was looking through the very same website trying to pinpoint this little guy - but what had me stumped was his color, or lack of it. I did change the description.....guess he does look a little like the Pale Adult photo over in San Gabriel.
Thx
Hi Sharon. Nice photos! Those large toepads make me think this is one of the treefrog species in CA, the California Treefrog. Check out the link in my Suggest ID above and see what you think. :)
Spotted on Feb 23, 2013
Submitted on Feb 23, 2013
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