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    This is a male Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) photographed calling in East Texas on Saturday night. Identified by call and distribution map. He was about 1.5 meters up in a dead tree in a shallow pond.


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    Awesome pic! Hyla versicolor is one of my favorite frogs! Thanks for sharing.

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    great photo. thank you for sharing.

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    Excellent photo John. Quite perfect timing!

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    i like the yellow cooler on its legs do all grays have that

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    Quote Originally Posted by justin shockey View Post
    i like the yellow cooler on its legs do all grays have that
    All the ones that I've seen do, so probably. That is a very beautiful individual. Nice pic by the way

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    Quote Originally Posted by justin shockey View Post
    i like the yellow color on its legs do all grays have that
    Yes, including ones found here in New England.

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    Thanks guys. I actually took him home (he jumped onto my shirt so how could I say no). I also took home a female I found. They are living together in a small exo-terra.

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    oh gray tree frogs i love thees guys i have 4 of my own here are some pics





    i have more but i will post them another time

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    Wow! Beautiful pics of your frogs NAT. They look nice and healthy. I bet they have an appetite to match.

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    very nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jody View Post
    very nice.
    I second that. I miss my gray treefrogs.

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    cool thanks for the pics

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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy View Post
    They look nice and healthy. I bet they have an appetite to match.
    oh yes they are very healthy and they eat all the time,they are active and croak all day except the female she just lays there then eats but they are still one of my favorite frogs.

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    ya i bet i love tree frogs

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    Hello Frogforum. Does anyone have any suggestions for finding female gray tree frogs?

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    You should start your own thead Gas.
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    The yellow leg bands are very interesting to me. While I know both species have the yellow on the legs, is it common for versicolor bands to wrap all the way around like that? (I never get to see them except in your folks pictures, nothing but chrysoscelis here.)

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    Yes, all Grays (Hyla chrysoscelis and Hyla versicolor) have the yellow/orange on their legs, males and females. A little trivia fact about the species: chrysoscelis from Greek means golden legs. The yellow bands do not usually come the full way around the legs, the color on mine, and any I've seen are on the underside and usually not visible if they are resting or have their legs tucked up. The male in the first photo is puffed up chirping, so you can see a bit of yellow where he is partly standing up there. Science's best guess on the colors, is to deter/confuse predators with a flash of bright color when they have to jump away or evade predators.

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    How often do they change green

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