Florida's Frogs & Toads

Treefrogs

Green Treefrog

(Hyla cinerea)

Size:

Adult Green Treefrogs range in size from 1 to 2.5 inches long.

Description:

Green Treefrogs are usually bright green, but can be darker green or even gray -- especially when it is cold outside. Usually has a whitish stripe, bordered by black, down each side of its body (but a few have no stripe).

Range:

Coastal Southeastern US (Delaware to Texas), Mississippi River watershed

Breeding Season:

March to October (spring only in the North)

Call:

 A nasal queenk-queenk-queenk - repeated up to 75 x per minute.  To hear the Green Treefrog's call, visit the USGS Frog Call Lookup.

Photo Gallery:

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