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Tetraploid Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)

Tetraploid Gray Treefrog

(Hyla versicolor)

Description:

• 3 - 6 cm
• has the ability to change colour, from greenish-gray to gray-black
• the skin appears mottled, bumpy and toad-like. It is often referred to as a tree toad
• each toe has a toe disc, which aids in climbing
• has 48 chromosomes which is twice that of other North American species of Hyla

Habitat:

• inhabits trees and shrubs close to temporary or permanent bodies of water
• after breeding in the spring they move away from the wetlands and into the forest

Conservation concerns, distribution and status:

• common and widespread throughout Ontario

Potential climatic domain map

(3713 observations in ONHIC database; 1453 observations used in analysis)