Squirrel tree frog

Squirrel tree frog
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Hyla
Species:	H. squirella
Binomial name
	Hyla squirella; Bosc, 1800
Synonyms
	Calamita squirella Merrem, 1820; Hyla delitescens LeConte, 1825; Auletris squirella Wagler, 1830; Dendrohyas squirella Tschudi, 1838

The squirrel tree frog (Hyla squirella) is a small species of tree frog found in the southeastern United States, from Texas to Virginia.

Squirrel tree frogs are small frogs, about 1.5 inches in length as adults. There are several color variations, but most commonly they are green and look very much like the American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea). They can also be varying shades of yellow or brown, sometimes with white or brown blotching.

This is an introduced species in the Bahamas.^[1]

Gallery

USGS photograph
A juvenile
Squirrel Tree frog on Tree in Osceola National Forest, Florida

References

^ Hammerson, G. and B. Hedges. 2004. Hyla squirella. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 21 July 2013.

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[iucn-1] Hammerson, G. and B. Hedges. 2004. Hyla squirella. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 21 July 2013.

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