As the species implies, gray tree frogs are highly variable in color owing to their ability to camouflage themselves from gray to green, depending on the substrate they are sitting on. The degree of mottling varies. They can change from nearly black to nearly white. They change color at a slower rate than a chameleon. Dead gray tree frogs and ones in unnatural surroundings are predominantly gray in color. The Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor), or more commonly Gray Treefrog, is a species of small arboreal frog native to much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
Ten Facts about Gray Treefrog
- They can grow 1.5 to 2 inches (4 cm to 5 cm) in length.
- Gray Tree Frogs inhabit a wide range, and can be found in most of the eastern half of the United States, as far west as central Texas. They also range into Canada
- They often hang out in brushy, overgrown areas.
- These guys eat the usual insect diet. Crickets, moths, flies, etc.
- Males start singing, usually at night when air temperatures reach around 60 degrees.
- Breeding season is april to august.
- Their Voice sounds like a hearty, resonating trill, usually heard in spring and early summer.
- They belong to the family of Hylidae, Treefrogs.
- Eggs are laid at the water's surface in small masses of 30 or 40 .
- Tadpoles transform in about six to nine weeks.
