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Pine Woods Tree Frog

Hyla femoralis

The Pine Woods Tree Frog is a small, green frog that loves to live in pine forests. They are great jumpers and can make a funny sound that sounds like a whistle!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Pine Woods Tree Frog is a slender frog, typically tan to reddish-brown with variable darker spots or streaks. Its most distinctive feature is the bright yellow or orange spots on the hidden surfaces of its thighs, which are visible when it jumps.

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Pine Woods Tree Frog
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Pine Woods Tree Frog

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Female Pine Woods Tree Frogs can lay up to 2,000 eggs in one night!

Their distinct 'dot-dash' call sounds like Morse code broadcasting from the trees!

These tiny frogs spend nearly their entire lives high up in the tree canopy!

They often breed in shallow, temporary rain puddles, racing against the clock!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sticky Climber

Pine Woods Tree Frogs have special toe pads that help them stick to leaves and branches, allowing them to climb high in trees.

Fähigkeit

Color Shifter

Pine Woods Tree Frogs can change their skin tone from light to dark to perfectly match their surroundings, helping them hide from predators.

Fähigkeit

Flash Camouflage

Pine Woods Tree Frogs have bright yellow or orange spots on their inner thighs that flash when they jump, which can startle predators.

Fähigkeit

Rain Pool Nursery

Pine Woods Tree Frogs can breed in temporary rain puddles, allowing their tadpoles to develop quickly before the water dries up.

Maße und Details

Länge
2.5-3.8 cm
Gewicht
0.001-0.005 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-5 Jahre
Gelegegröße
1000-2000
Metamorphose
30-70 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny insects and other small invertebrates are the Pine Woods Tree Frog's favorite meal, which they catch with their sticky tongue.

Hauptnahrung

  • Moths
  • Flies
  • Mosquitoes
  • Small beetles
  • Spiders

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

hunts them in vegetation.

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

preys on smaller frogs.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

forages for them near water.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always wash your hands after touching frogs, as they can have sensitive skin.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Pine Woods Tree Frog?

2.5-3.8 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Pine Woods Tree Frog?

0.001-0.005 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Pine Woods Tree Frog?

2-5 Jahre

Was frisst Pine Woods Tree Frog?

Tiny insects and other small invertebrates are the Pine Woods Tree Frog's favorite meal, which they catch with their sticky tongue.

Wo findet man Pine Woods Tree Frog normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Pine Woods Tree Frog?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Pine Woods Tree Frog?

1000-2000

Was ist der/die/das metamorphose von Pine Woods Tree Frog?

30-70 Tage

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