Wild Frog Appreciator in NC

[msbrandybuck]

Greetings!
I've always loved an admired frogs, and I am gobsmacked that there's a forum devoted to them! I love it! As I said, I appreciate them when my path crosses theirs, but I am afraid I don't know much about them. There were 2 different tree frogs on my door the other night, helping themselves to the porch light banquet - and while I believe the green one is indeed a Green Tree Frog, I would really like to know if any of you pro's have seen, and know what kind is the bluish/green tree frog posted here? Thanks all!

[Kristen]

I'm thinking that's just a Green tree frog with a yellow dermal layer missing. Like this one (whites):



His really pretty! Nice find

[adinco]

totally jealous! i'd love to have frogs like that hanging around my house!

[UncleChester]

For future reference here's a page of frogs and toads of North Carolina Frogs and Toads of North Carolina

I'd agree that it looks like a partially axanthic (missing yellow pigments) American Green Treefrog. Squirrel Treefrogs look similar in shape though and your dudes colour is obviously messed and I'm not familiar enough to be able to tell them apart.

In any case I think I'd wet my pants from excitement if I came across a little blue dude like you've found.

I don't understand why no ones managed to breed them and introduce them to the pet industry (that I know of at least). I know Hyla cinerea aren't that valuable, but a blue version might be worth something, I know I'd save up my pennies for one. This does seem to be a genetic trait that gets passed on, there's a population of blue Rana clamitans at a National Park: Parks Canada - St. Lawrence Islands National Park - It isn't easy being blue and I know of a very small local one and we have a couple with blue heads hanging out at a nearby pond (all R. clamitans).

[msbrandybuck]

Thanks Kristen and Brian for the information. You can see that my frog does seem to have some green bits- but I wish you could have seen the blue color. It was almost like there were small, metalic flakes under it because s/he sparkled! I am so glad that I got a good picture- the colors in the picture are true.

And Adi & Co - I bet you could find some neat frogs in GA. When I was little I spent summers with my grandmother in Columbus, GA, and she had a mimosa tree in her front yard that I liked to climb in and sit for hours, and I always saw some neat tree frogs on the bark or under a leaf.

[adinco]

I'm in columbus actually, lol! we have tons of southern toads in our yard, by the boatful during spring! I've seen one american green tree frog on Fort Benning but that's it. we want to catch one for keeps but can't find one, lol!