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Cope's Gray Tree Frog

Hyla chrysoscelis

1 Species ID Suggestions

Travis Morse
Travis Morse 11 years ago
Copes Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis


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lynne.warren
lynne.warren 11 years ago

thanks Travis!

Travis Morse
Travis Morse 11 years ago

Hyla versicolor, the Gray Treefrog, is very similar in apearance to Cope's Gray Treefrog and both can change color between green and gray. Cope's tends to have smoother skin, but this not always reliable. The big difference is that the Cope's Gray Treefrog has a diploid complement of chromosomes and the Gray Treefrog is tetraploid so blood tests and chromosome analysis can distinguish the two although this technique is not available to the average person.

lynne.warren
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lynne.warren

McIntosh, Alabama, USA

Spotted on Aug 16, 2011
Submitted on Aug 26, 2011

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