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Squirrel Tree Frog

Hyla squirella

Description:

Very small, 1 to 2 inches, smooth skin.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago
Squirrel Tree Frog
Hyla squirella http://srelherp.uga.edu/anurans/hylsqu.htm


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2 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Of course! These guys are one of my favorites, they can be really variable though. In the Houston area, we only have 3 kinds of tree frogs. You can rule out the gray/cope's gray tree frogs by the lack of orange inner thighs, then you can rule out green tree frogs by the faint, dark spots on the back your frog has. But, not all squirrel tree frogs have those, but this guy having them makes it a bit easier :) Sometimes greens and squirrels are tricky to tell apart!

TextileRanger
TextileRanger 8 years ago

Thank you! I would have never figured that out! Now I need to look at my other pictures of frogs and see if any more of them fit that profile.

TextileRanger
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TextileRanger

Montgomery, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jul 11, 2015
Submitted on Sep 25, 2015

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