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Canyon Tree Frog

hyla arenicolor

The Canyon Tree Frog is a small and colorful frog that loves to climb trees! It makes a funny ribbit sound that can be heard at night.

Lebensraum: Canyon Tree Frogs live in rocky canyons and areas with trees, especially in the southwestern United States.

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The Canyon Tree Frog has a rough, warty skin, often mottled in shades of gray, olive, or brown, helping it blend seamlessly with rocky surroundings. It features a light stripe running from its nostril to its eye and distinctive large, sticky toe pads.

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Canyon Tree Frog
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Canyon Tree Frog

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Canyon Tree Frog tadpoles often gather in warm, shallow water.

Even in deserts, female frogs need puddles or streams to lay their eggs.

Their loud, rattling call sounds just like a person snoring!

These frogs spend sunny days perfectly hidden in rock crevices.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Color Shifter

Canyon Tree Frog can change its skin color and pattern because of special cells, helping them instantly disappear against rocks or mud.

Fähigkeit

Super Grippers

Canyon Tree Frog has large, sticky toe pads that help them cling securely to vertical canyon walls and slippery rocks without falling.

Fähigkeit

Water Saver

Canyon Tree Frog can absorb and store water through its skin, helping them survive dry periods in their arid canyon homes.

Fähigkeit

Night Hunter

Canyon Tree Frog is most active at night, allowing them to hunt insects when it's cooler and many prey items are active.

Maße und Details

Länge
3.8-5.7 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.015 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-6 Jahre
Top Speed
0.5 km/h
Gelegegröße
1000-3000
Metamorphose
42-84 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Eats various small insects and other tiny invertebrates it ambushes and catches.

Altersunterschiede: Tadpoles graze on algae; adults are carnivorous, eating insects and other small invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • crickets
  • moths
  • beetles
  • spiders
  • flies
  • ants

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

A common snake predator in its habitat.

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

A large nocturnal bird that preys on frogs.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Often searches for amphibians along water sources.

hunts

Field Cricket

Gryllus assimilis

A common insect prey item for adult frogs.

hunts

Tobacco Hornworm Moth

Manduca sexta

Adult moths are often caught by these nocturnal hunters.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Canyon FrogColorful Tree FrogRocky Tree Frog

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Canyon Tree Frog?

3.8-5.7 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Canyon Tree Frog?

0.005-0.015 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Canyon Tree Frog?

3-6 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Canyon Tree Frog?

0.5 km/h

Was frisst Canyon Tree Frog?

Eats various small insects and other tiny invertebrates it ambushes and catches.

Wo findet man Canyon Tree Frog normalerweise?

Canyon Tree Frogs live in rocky canyons and areas with trees, especially in the southwestern United States.

Wie jagt Canyon Tree Frog?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Canyon Tree Frog?

1000-3000

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