Hyla cinerea

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Common Names

Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Prefers swamps and forested wetlands with ample ground cover and aquatic vegetation, where it can be found among floating plants or in the vegetation around the water.

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 697 meters (0 to 2,287 feet).[1]

Ecology: Swamps , marshes, and the edges of ponds , lakes , and streams , particularly where there is abundant floating and emergent vegetation . During daytime, rests among cattail blades or other leaves or shaded branches. Eggs and larvae develop in shallow, still water . Males call while perched on plants next to water (up to 5 m above surface) or while sitting on floating plants. Larvae occur mainly in dense floating vegetation.[2]

List of Habitats : 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps, Fens , Peatlands 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Biology

Diet

An opportunistic feeder and eats small insects and other invertebrates .

Reproduction

This frog breeds from March through October. Fertilization is external. Females lay up to 400 eggs in shallow water with aquatic vegetation. Hatching occurs within a week and transformation occurs in two months.

From a distance , their call sounds like a cowbell. Calling and egg-laying are particularly frequent after rainstorms.

This species interbreeds with the Barking Treefrog. The resulting hybrid is much stockier than the Green Treefrog, but has the Green Treefrog's coloration .

Behavior

During the day, the Green Treefrog likes to hide under waterside vegetation or in other moist, shady areas. Supposedly, this species prefers to walk rather than jump. Known as the "rain frog" due to the fact that it mostly calls during damp weather. They tend to congregate in extremely large groups.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Calamita cinereus Schneider, 1799
2. Hyla cinerea cinerea (Schneider, 1799)
3. Hyla cinerea evittata Miller, 1899
4. Hyla evittata Miller, 1899

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 29-Aug-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Hyla

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 664 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

H. abbreviata · H. abdivita · H. acreana · H. acuminata · H. adelaidensis · H. affinis · H. africana · H. albofrenata · H. alboguttata · H. albolineata · H. albomarginata · H. albonigra · H. albopuncata · H. albopunctata · H. albopunctulata · H. albosignata · H. albotaeniata · H. albovittata · H. alemani · H. alleei · H. alleni · H. allenorum · H. altae · H. altipotens · H. aluminiata · H. alvarengai · H. alytolylax · H. amboinensis · H. ameibothalame · H. americana · H. amicorum · H. anataliasiasi · H. anceps · H. and · H. andersoni (Pine Barrens Treefrog) · H. andersonii (Pine Barrens Tree Frog) · H. andina · H. angiana · H. angularis · H. angustilineata · H. annectans · H. aperomea · H. araguaya · H. arborea (European Common Tree Frog) · H. arborea arborea (European Tree Frog) · H. arborea daponica · H. arborea immaculata · H. arborea japonica · H. arborea kretensis · H. arborea molleri · H. arborea sarda · H. arborea savignyi · H. arborea schelkownikowi · H. arborea var. meridionalis Boettger, 1874 · H. arborescandens (Lesser Bromeliad Treefrog) · H. arboricola · H. arenicola · H. arenicolor (Canyon Treefrog) · H. arfakiana · H. argenteovirens · H. ariadne · H. arildae · H. armata · H. aromatica · H. astartea · H. atlantica · H. auraria · H. aurata · H. aurea · H. aurea ulongae · H. aurifasciata · H. aurifasciatus · H. avicoca avicoca · H. avivoca (Bird-Voiced Treefrog) · H. avivoca avivoca (Bird-Voiced Treefrog) · H. baileyi · H. balzani · H. bambusicola · H. battersbyi · H. baudini · H. baudinii · H. baudini dolomedes · H. baumgardneri · H. becki · H. benitezi · H. berthalutzae · H. bicolor · H. bifurca · H. bifurca andersson · H. biobeba · H. bipunctata · H. bischoffi · H. bischoffi bischoffi · H. bistincta (Mexican Fringe-Limbed Treefrog) · H. bivittata · H. bivocata · H. boans · H. boans boans · H. bocourti · H. boesemani

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 21, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed July 28, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Hammerson, G. and Hedges, B. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2475532
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-173505
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173505
• IUCN ID: 55449
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AAABC02060
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 324

Footnotes

1. Mean = 41.970 meters (137.697 feet), Standard Deviation = 178.930 based on 33 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
2. Hammerson, G. & Hedges, B. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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