Common Name: Green Tree Frog
Scientific Name: Hyla cineria
This tree frog was spotted sitting on the boardwalk
at
CORKSCREW SWAMP SANCTUARY located in Naples,
FLORIDA.
It is owned and operated by The National Audubon
Society.
Each toe on the frog has a suction cup.
They use this to cling to trees and most other
surfaces.
Their call sounds like a cowbell!
The Green Tree Frog is usually 1 1/4" - 2 1/4"
in size
These can be bright green with a white or yellowish
stripe along the sides.
The color varies. This frog could actually be
yellowish green when calling
and darker dull green or grayish when hidden
or inactive.
The stripe may also be short, long, or even
lacking.
Their Range an be found from the Delaware to
the southern tip
of Florida. Also West through Gulf Coast Plains
into Texas.