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Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Physical Characteristics

The many species of Amero-Australian treefrogs often appear very different from one another. Inside their bodies, however, they have similar skeletons. For example, the set of bones on one side of the chest overlaps with the set on the other side, and the bones at the tips of the toes are shaped like claws. From the outside, most of the treefrogs have slender bodies, long legs, and wide toe pads t…

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Habitat

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Diet

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Behavior And Reproduction

Almost all of the treefrogs are active at night and hide during the daytime. Their hiding places may be underneath loose bark on the side of a tree, between two leaves or between a leaf and a stem, in a crack in a rock, or tucked into any number of other tiny openings. A few species, including the northern cricket frog of North America, are active during the day instead. Those that are active at n…

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Amero-australian Treefrogs And People

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Conservation Status

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) lists one species that is Extinct, which means that it is no longer in existence; fifty-three species that are Critically Endangered and facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild; seventy-seven species that are Endangered and facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild; fifty-four that are Vulnerable and facing a high risk of extinction in th…

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Riobamba Marsupial Frog (gastrotheca Riobambae): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: Also known as the Ecuadorian marsupial frog, the Riobamba marsupial frog gets its name from the pouch, or marsupium (mar-SOUP-ee-uhm), on the rear of the female's back. The male has no pouch. The Riobamba marsupial frog is a plump green to brown frog sometimes with darker colored oblong blotches of color on its back. The blotches are outlined in dark brown. Its bac…

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Sumaco Horned Treefrog (hemiphractus Proboscideus): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: The many jagged edges of the Sumaco horned treefrog set it apart from most other frogs. Its head is very large compared to its body. The snout is wide and triangular with a very pointy front. It has other edges on its head that give it the appearance of having pointy "cheeks" and "ears." Its eyes are large and set toward the side, and it has ad…

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Hourglass Treefrog (hyla Leucophyllata): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: The hourglass treefrog, which is also known as the Bereis' treefrog, is a small, slender, reddish brown frog that looks as if someone has dabbed it with streaks of cream or yellow paint. A triangle of color covers the head from one of its large eyes to the other and down onto its short, rounded snout. The color continues down each side of the smooth body, leaving a…

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Amazonian Skittering Frog (scarthyla Goinorum): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: The Amazonian skittering frog is a small and slender frog. Its head, back, and legs are light green and grainy-looking. Its head has a small, somewhat pointed snout and two large eyes, one on each side. The legs are thin, and the hind legs are long. All of its toes are webbed and have small rounded pads at the tips. Brown and white stripes run from the chin down the sides…

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Yucatecan Shovel-headed Treefrog (triprion Petasatus): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: The Yucatecan shovel-headed treefrog is a slender frog with a flattened head somewhat shaped like the blade of a shovel. It is sometimes called a duckbill frog or a casque (kask)-headed frog. The head has a flat outer rim on the snout and a V-shaped ridge on the top of the snout. The large, copper-colored eyes are set far apart on the sides of the head. Its hind legs are …

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Water-holding Frog (cyclorana Platycephala): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: The water-holding frog is a chubby frog that has a round but flattened body. Its head blends into its body and does not have an obvious neck. Its eyes sit toward the top of the head. Its legs are strong, but rather short, almost disappearing under the body when the frog is sitting still. Each hind foot has a bump, or tubercle, that is shaped like the edge of a shovel blad…

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Green Treefrog (litoria Caerulea): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: The green treefrog, also known as White's treefrog, is a pudgy animal with skin that drapes over its sides to make the frog appear almost as if it were melting. The flabby-looking skin behind each side of the back of the head covers large, flat, poison glands. The green treefrog is a round frog with a head that blends back into the body rather than having an obviou…

Amero-Australian Treefrogs: Hylidae - Paradox Frog (pseudis Paradoxa): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: The paradox frog, also known as the paradoxical frog, has large, bulging eyes on the top of its head and a rounded and somewhat pointed snout. It has long and powerful hind legs and shorter but still strong front legs. Its toes are webbed. Its back is light brown to greenish brown, sometimes with light-colored stripes, and its underside is white. Females grow to 1.7 to 3.…