Squirrel tree frog

Squirrel tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dryophytes
Species:
D. squirellus
Binomial name
Dryophytes squirellus
(Daudin, 1800)
Synonyms
  • Calamita squirella Merrem, 1820
  • Hyla delitescens LeConte, 1825
  • Auletris squirella Wagler, 1830
  • Dendrohyas squirella Tschudi, 1838
  • Hyla squirella Bosc, 1800

The squirrel tree frog (Dryophytes squirellus) is a small species of tree frog found in the southeastern United States, from Texas to Virginia. This is an introduced species in the Bahamas. 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. They can also be varying shades of yellow or brown, sometimes with white or brown blotching.

  1. ^ Hammerson, G.A.; Hedges, S.B. (2017). "Dryophytes squirellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T55662A112715025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T55662A112715025.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.