Squirrel tree frog

Squirrel tree frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
Species: H. squirella
Binomial name
Hyla squirella
Bosc, 1800
Synonyms

Calamita squirella Merrem, 1820
Hyla delitescens LeConte, 1825
Auletris squirella Wagler, 1830
Dendrohyas squirella Tschudi, 1838

The squirrel tree frog (Hyla squirella) is a small species of tree frog found in the southeastern United States, from Texas to Virginia.

Squirrel tree frogs are small frogs, about 1.5 inches in length as adults. There are several color variations, but most commonly they are green and look very much like the American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea). They can also be varying shades of yellow or brown, sometimes with white or brown blotching.

This is an introduced species in the Bahamas.[1]

References

  1. Hammerson, G. and B. Hedges. 2004. Hyla squirella. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 21 July 2013.
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