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Gray/Cope's Gray Tree Frog (Female and Juvenile)

Hyla sp.

Photo by Christine Y.
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41.5781, -73.4367

Field Notes

Description:

I am not sure if these are Cope's gray tree frogs or Gray tree frogs, but I think that the small, green one is a juvenile, and the larger, gray one is a female.

Cope's Gray Tree Frog is almost indistinguishable from the Gray Tree Frog, and shares much of its geographic range. Both species can vary in color from gray to green because of their amazing ability to camouflage - they can slowly change color from black to nearly white. The amount of mottling is variable. The only noticeable difference between the two species is their call — Cope's has a faster-paced and slightly higher-pitched call than the Gray Tree Frog.

Habitat:

These frogs have been living on/near my deck for at least 2 weeks. Last night, I spotted both of them under a light by my front door.

Notes:

Here's a link for my other spotting from a couple weeks ago in the same location: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/846680392

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

If you keep lights on that attract bugs, you will likely continue to have the tree frogs :)
Oh, interesting! Thanks Ashley, I've changed the spotting to female and juvenile rather than male. I'm hoping they continue to stick around and that I'll finally hear their calls at some point.
Though I don't have much to base size off of in these two photos, I would bet the small, green one is a juvenile. Both species tend to be green when they are young and turn gray/brown when they get older. The males are smaller than females, but that only works if they are both adults. Here's a photo of a male and female: http://www.wanderingherpetologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-05-16-11.47.48.jpg

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