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!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 2.5-3.8 cm
Peso: 0.001-0.005 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-5 años
Tamaño de la puesta: 1000-2000
Metamorfosis: 30-70 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

Moths
Flies
Mosquitoes
Small beetles
Spiders

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.