European tree frog

The European tree frog, green tree frog, European green tree frog or common tree frog (Hyla arborea) is a tree frog from Europe Scientists have seen it in Crete and Greece and in Europe west of the middles of Poland and Romania.[3][1]

European tree frog
European tree frog (Hyla arborea).jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
Species:
H. arborea
Binomial name
Hyla arborea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[3]
  • Rana arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Rana viridis (Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Hyla viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
  • Hyla vulgaris (Lacépède, 1788)
  • Calamita arboreus (Schneider, 1799)
  • Calamita viridis (Schneider, 1799)
  • Hylaria viridis (Rafinesque, 1814)
  • Hyla arborea (Cuvier, 1816)
  • Hyas arborea (Wagler, 1830)
  • Dendrohyas arborea (Tschudi, 1838)
  • Dendrohyas arboreus (Fitzinger, 1843)
  • Dendrohyas arborea var. daudinii (Gistel, 1868)
  • Hyla arborea arborea (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Hyla arborea kretensis (Ahl, 1931)
  • Hyla arborea cretensis (Stugren and Lydataki, 1986)
  • Hyla (Hyla) arborea (Fouquette and Dubois, 2014)

The pupils of this frog's eyes go side to side and open up and down. It has discs on the toes of all four feet for climbing. This frog can be green or gray or brown or even near black depending on where it lives. Its belly is white or yellow. There is a dark stripe down each side of its body with white on the edges of the stripe. Adult male frogs have a dark-colored vocal sac on their throats and females do not.[1]

This frog lives in river valleys with many trees, but it also lives in gardens, parks, and places where humans grow fruit trees. It hides in the plants during the day and looks for food at night and in the evening. Because this frog can jump a long way, flying insects are a great part of its food.[1]

European Tree Frog Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sergius L. Kuzmin (November 10, 1999). "Hyla arborea: Common Tree Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  2. Ugur Kaya; Aram Agasyan; Aziz Avisi; Boris Tuniyev; Jelka Crnobrnja Isailovic; Petros Lymberakis; Claes Andrén; Dan Cogalniceanu; John Wilkinson; Natalia Ananjeva; Nazan Üzüm; Nikolai Orlov; Richard Podloucky; Sako Tuniyev; U?ur Kaya (2009). "Hyla arborea". 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T10351A3197528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T10351A3197528.en. Retrieved November 24, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Hyla halowellii (Linnaeus, 1758)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 24, 2020.