Dryophytes gratiosus
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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Dryophytes |
| Species: | D. gratiosus
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| Dryophytes gratiosus (LeConte, 1856)
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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]
Dryophytes Gratiosus Media
Tadpoles at around 50 days old
The geographic area where the Hyla gratiosa is found.
Hyla gratiosa (barking tree frog) eggs at the University of Mississippi Field Station.
A Hyla gratiosa (barking treefrog) metamorph at the University of Mississippi Field Station.
Dryophytes gratiosus males calling
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 April Robinson (February 5, 2001). "Hyla gratiosa: Barking Treefrog, Subgenus: Dryophytes". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ↑ Template:Cite IUCN
- ↑ 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.