Help with frog classification

[Lacibeth]

Which state are you in?

[artangel86]

I am in East Tennessee.

[Lacibeth]

Hmm, all I have at the moment is a WAG, but probably a Hyla spp. Hopefully someone w/ a better idea will chime in.

[John]

If you're definitely in Eastern TN then they have to be Pseudacris crucifer, Pseudacris ferrarium, or slightly less likely, Pseudacris brachyphona. These are small tree frogs, though they are not as arboreal as their larger relatives in the genus Hyla. You can raise them in the same way as you raise Gray Tree Frogs (follow the Care Articles link at the top of this page). I would tend to favor Pseudacris ferrarium. You can read more about Tennessee's frogs here: TWRA: TN's Frogs and Toads

[artangel86]

Yep we are in east tn, I live in the foothills of the smokies Thanks for your response. How big can I expect these little ones to get? They are about the size of my ring finger fingernail at the moment. I hope they start showing interest in eating soon, that I am really worried about, I dont want them to starve.

[Lacibeth]

If you're definitely in Eastern TN then they have to be Pseudacris crucifer, Pseudacris ferrarium, or slightly less likely, Pseudacris brachyphona. These are small tree frogs, though they are not as arboreal as their larger relatives in the genus Hyla. You can raise them in the same way as you raise Gray Tree Frogs (follow the Care Articles link at the top of this page). I would tend to favor Pseudacris ferrarium. You can read more about Tennessee's frogs here: TWRA: TN's Frogs and Toads

I was leaning toward P. brachyphona as my WAG. Shouldn't P. ferarium have fairly pronounced lateral line? My P. maculata had that line as soon as they lost their tails.

[John]

Yep we are in east tn, I live in the foothills of the smokies Thanks for your response. How big can I expect these little ones to get? They are about the size of my ring finger fingernail at the moment. I hope they start showing interest in eating soon, that I am really worried about, I dont want them to starve.

If they still have nubbins of their tails then they won't eat yet. Read that care article I told you about.

I was leaning toward P. brachyphona as my WAG. Shouldn't P. ferarium have fairly pronounced lateral line? My P. maculata had that line as soon as they lost their tails.

You're braver than I am. I would give them few weeks and it should be more conclusive.