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American Green Tree Frog

Hyla cinerea

Description:

Hyla cinerea is a medium sized tree frog (up to 6cm long). Their bodies are usually green in shades ranging from bright yellowish olive to lime green. There may be small patches of gold or white on the skin, and they may also have a pale line running laterally down the length of their body. They have smooth skin and large toe pads. The abdomen is pale yellow to white. Males have wrinkled throats and are slightly smaller than females

Habitat:

Small lakes or marshes with floating vegetation

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1 Comment

alin
alin 12 years ago

So small. I was thinking of buying one from the pet store.
Nice find.

Mitch L
Spotted by
Mitch L

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Oct 30, 2009
Submitted on Feb 4, 2012

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