Florida's Frogs & Toads

Treefrogs

Gray Treefrogs

(Hyla chrysoscelis and Hyla versicolor)

Size:

Adult Gray Treefrogs range in size from 1 to 2 inches long.

Description:

There are two species of Gray Treefrogs, which can only be told apart by their call -- physically they are identical!

Range:

Eastern US, except peninsular Florida (In FL, only found north of Marion County).

Breeding Season:

March to August

Call:

 A fast, high pitched trill. To hear the Gray Treefrog's call, visit the USGS Frog Call Lookup.

Identification:

Rough, warty skin highly variable in color, ranging from whitish to gray, green or brown, with a yellow 'wash' of color on the hidden parts of the hind legs. Gray Treefrogs have a white spot under the eye above the upper 'lip' -- a key identifying characteristic.

Gray Treefrogs could possibly be mistaken for the invasive Cuban Treefrog.

    But -

• Gray Treefrogs are smaller -- usually no more than two inches long
• The skin on the head of adult Cuban Treefrogs is fused to the skull

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