The Gray Tree Frog in New Hampshire
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Meet the Gray Tree Frog
I wasn't expecting a frog since we aren't real close to any ponds or lakes. This made me curious about the lifestyle of a gray tree frog. His varied gray colors looked like a perfect match for the bark on the big pine trees, oaks and maples around us.
(photos on this page taken by Virginia Allain)
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Description of a Gray Tree Frog
The one I found was more gray than brown but they can also be brownish gray or greenish in color. Its skin was rough with large dark spots. Usually there is a light spot with a dark edge is below each eye.
I tried to pick it up, so we could use the log that it perched on, but it leaped away. When it did that, I could see that the inner thighs had a stripe of bright yellow or orange.
Notice how well his colors blend into the gravel and would be great on a tree's bark. This photo shows off the markings on his back and also his interesting feet, suitable for clinging to a tree.
Learn More about New Hampshire Frogs and Toads
by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
My photo of the gray tree frog (taken with a Canon Powershot SX20-IS). Notice how it looks more silvery gray when sitting on the rusty brown pine spills and dry leaves of the forest floor.
- Frogs of New Hampshire - N.H. Fish and Game
- Photos of all the frogs and toads that live in New Hampshire.
- Gray Tree Frog - N.H. Fish and Game
- Distribution, description, habitat, etc. for the gray tree frog.
Photo of a Gray Tree Frog on a Log
This angle shows the shape of the head of the gray tree frog. Notice the eyes.
Great Books about Frogs
Flickr Photos Showing the Gray Tree Frog
Ignore that green one, it's not a gray tree frog
Are You a Fan of Frogs and Toads?
Frogs Make Life Happier by AllPetsStore
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Photahsiamirabel May 28, 2011 @ 2:12 am | delete
- I love him! He looks just like a piece of granite! Sprinkled with some Memorial Day angeldust today :)
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celebrationstation
May 20, 2011 @ 8:04 pm | delete
- As I read this I am listening to a Gray Tree Frog out in my backyard. It is sitting on the edge of my pool cover chirping his mating call! They are loud little things! Great lens!
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Evelyn_Saenz
Feb 13, 2011 @ 5:45 pm | delete
- I wonder if gray treefrogs can be found in Vermont as well? Their coloring reminds me of New Hampshire Granite.
This frog lens was just blessed by the SquidAngel Frog.
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Tipi
Jan 3, 2011 @ 9:42 am | delete
- What a wonderful find and hard to do with the gray tree frog looking like lichen! You enchanted me here, excellent!
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Christine Naugle
Aug 26, 2010 @ 6:03 am | delete
- Wonderful story! New Hampshire is a real New England treat!
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