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An Australian green tree frog in a spider's web after eating the spider. Australian green tree frogs are very docile and unafraid of humans. [10] They are nocturnal [5] and come out in early evenings to call (in spring and summer) and hunt for food. During the day, they find cool, dark, and moist areas, such as tree holes or rock crevices, in ...
The American green tree frog became the state amphibian of Louisiana in 1997 [32] and of Georgia in 2005. [33] [34] American green tree frogs can also be used as bioindicators for aquatic contamination. Synthetic compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyls are found in many pesticides and pollute the green tree frog's aquatic habitats.
Ghatixalus variabilis is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India . [ 2 ] It has a number of common names, including green tree frog , [ 2 ] though it is terrestrial rather than arboreal in its life style.
Zhangixalus owstoni or Owston's green tree frog is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae which is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland , intermittent freshwater marshes , and irrigated land.
Z. prasinatus is the largest tree frog in Taiwan; the adult female frog can be 65 mm (2.6 in) to 77 mm (3.0 in) in snout-vent length. [3] The adult male frog is about 48 mm (1.9 in) to 63 mm (2.5 in) mm long. This frog is green in color with a yellow stripe on each side and a white belly.
An Italian tree frog (Hyla intermedia) with an inflated vocal sac. Vocal sacs, flexible membranes of skin possessed by most male frogs, are generally used to amplify mating or advertisement calls. However, some species in the family Rhinodermatidae may also use the sac to store or transport their tadpoles.
Rhacophorus reinwardtii is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is variously known under the common names of black-webbed treefrog, green flying frog, Reinwardt's flying frog, or Reinwardt's treefrog. Before 2006, Rhacophorus reinwardtii and Rhacophorus kio were considered to be the same species. [2]
The green-eyed treefrog (Ranoidea serrata) is a species of Australasian treefrog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae that occurs in the Wet Tropics of Australia.. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.