Dryophytes gratiosus

Dryophytes gratiosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dryophytes
Species:
D. gratiosus
Binomial name
Dryophytes gratiosus
(LeConte, 1856)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla gratiosa (LeConte, 1856)
  • Epedaphus gratiosus (Cope, 1885)
  • Hyla (Epedaphus) gratiosa (Fouquette and Dubois, 2014)
  • Dryophytes gratiosus (Duellman, Marion, and Hedges, 2016)

The barking tree frog, Florida hyla, Florida tree frog, Georgia tree frog, bell-frog, or giant tree frog (Dryophytes gratiosus) is a frog that lives in the southeastern United States. It lives as far north as New Jersey, as far west as Kentucky and Mississippi, and as far south as Alabama and Florida.[3][1]

The adult male frog is 4.9 to 7.0 cm from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 5.0 to 7.0 cm long. It is one of the largest tree frogs in the United States. Its skin is bright green to dark green. It has spots.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 April Robinson (February 5, 2001). "Hyla gratiosa: Barking Treefrog, Subgenus: Dryophytes". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Barking Treefrog: Dryophytes gratiosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55495A112714049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T55495A112714049.en. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dryophytes gratiosus (LeConte, 1856)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 3, 2022.