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  2. Tree frog - Wikipedia

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    Tree frogs are members of these families or genera: Hylidae , or "true" treefrogs, occur in the temperate to tropical parts of Eurasia north of the Himalayas , Australia and the Americas . Rhacophoridae , or shrub frogs, are the treefrogs of tropical regions around the Indian Ocean : Africa , South Asia and Southeast Asia east to Lydekker's line .

  3. Hylidae - Wikipedia

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    Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic.

  4. Pine woods tree frog - Wikipedia

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    Pine woods tree frogs lay eggs in ephemeral water bodies. Eggs generally hatch within 24 hours, and tadpoles metamorphose into baby froglets after 50–75 days at 11–15 mm in length. [ 3 ] Tadpoles are remarkably variable; similar to the squirrel tree frog ( Dryophytes squirellus ), the presence or absence of dragonfly larvae (a predator ...

  5. Common mist frog - Wikipedia

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    A key factor that is largely responsible for the common mist frog's endangered status is chytridiomycosis, a disease that is caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. This parasitic fungus attacks the skin cells of amphibians and disrupts their osmoregulatory and transport functions, altering electrolyte concentrations in the ...

  6. Ranoidea myola - Wikipedia

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    Ranoidea myola is similar to the green-eyed tree frog. It is a medium-sized stream and tropical forest frog. There is sexual dimorphism displayed between sexes; males are smaller than the females. This species is generally a mottled pattern of tan and brown on the body and a whitish cream color on the ventral surface but variations occur.

  7. Mantellidae - Wikipedia

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    The family Mantellidae is composed of three extremely diverse groups of frogs, across three subfamilies: the Mantellinae (Laurent, 1946) are typically terrestrial or semi-aquatic frogs, the Laliostominae (Vences & Glaw, 2001) are terrestrial, fairly large frogs, and the Boophinae (Vences & Glaw, 2001) are arboreal tree frogs, sharing far more physical and behavioral characteristics with true ...

  8. Australian green tree frog - Wikipedia

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    Green tree frogs often show up after rain. Many frogs flick out their sticky tongues at prey and the victim sticks to the tip and is drawn back into the mouth and consumed. A green tree frog uses this technique for smaller prey; for larger items, however, it pounces, then pushes the prey into its mouth with its hands. [7]

  9. Japanese tree frog - Wikipedia

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    Hyla japonica, commonly known as the Japanese tree frog, is a species of anuran native to Japan, China, and Korea. H. japonica is unique in its ability to withstand extreme cold, with some individuals showing cold resistance at temperatures as low as −30 °C for up to 120 days. [ 2 ]