Florida's Frogs & Toads

Treefrogs

(Family Hylidae)

Treefrogs of the family Hylidae are all arboreal (climbing), and have toes with reduced webbing and enlarged sticky toepads.  Florida is home to 7 native treefrogs, five of which are shown here. 

Unfortunately, the non-native Cuban Treefrog is also found throughout much of peninsular Florida, and its range continues to spread.  This invasive treefrog may negatively affect Florida's native treefrogs by competing with them and even eating them, and can impact Floridians' quality of life in a variety of ways as well.  These treefrogs produce a sticky skin secretion that can irritate your eyes or nose, an effect that sometimes lasts for hours.  Although there are no reports of these frogs having ill effects on pets, you should keep your pets away and never handle Cuban Treefrogs barehanded. 

The following images and tips will help you to identify Florida's treefrogs, and to tell them apart from the non-native Cuban Treefrog.  

Photo Galleries

• Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) -
  8 images
• Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella)
  9 images
• Pinewoods Treefrog (Hyla femoralis)
  5 images
• Barking Treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)
  4 images
• Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
  1 image
• Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis)
  NON-NATIVE, Invasive Species
  15 images

 

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