Amphibians › Hyline Tree Frogs

Barking Treefrog

Hyla gratiosa

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Georgia.January 72, February 79, March 73, April 107, May 87, June 53, July 44, August 43, September 57, October 65, November 50, December 61.
United States4,970
Georgia793
Alabama762
North Carolina622
South Carolina531
Mississippi211
Louisiana176
Virginia160
Tennessee88
Kentucky46

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyHyline Tree Frogs · Hylidae
GenusPalearctic Treefrogs · Hyla

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Barking Treefrog with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.