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Canyon Treefrog

Hyla arenicolor

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 Arizona.January 284, February 259, March 343, April 456, May 417, June 204, July 252, August 341, September 226, October 214, November 220, December 248.
United States5,947
Arizona3,463
Texas1,072
Utah633
New Mexico573
California138
Colorado35
Georgia9
Arkansas6
Nevada5

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