The American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) is a common species of New World tree frog belonging to the genus Hyla. It is a popular species of pet frog. The green treefrog is relatively large, slender and usually bright green (but sometimes olive or brownish) with large toe pads and a white belly. Most individuals have scattered orange or gold flecks on their backs and a clearly defined ivory or yellow stripe along their upper jaws and their sides.
Ten Facts about Green Treefrog
- The frog is , up to 6 cm (2.5 in).
- The habitat of American green tree frogs is usually near lakes, farm ponds, floodplain sloughs, cattail marshes, or bald cypress swamps.
- These guys eat the usual insect diet. Crickets, moths, flies, etc.
- Green Tree Frogs can go up to 21/2 days without eating.
- The mating season takes place from mid-April to mid-August.
- Females lay up to 400 eggs in shallow water.
- Hatch within a week and tadpoles transform between 55 to 63 days after hatching.
- They founds in southeastern United States and some areas to the north and west, including all of Florida, Alabama, southern Georgia, Louisiana, Delaware, eastern Maryland and Virginia, eastern North and South Carolina, eastern Texas.
- During the day, the green tree frogs may be found resting on the plants beside the pond, or in empty flower pots.
- Males make a really loud noise thats a bit like quacking, which is sometimes known as a "rain call".
