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Hyla gratiosa
Green native tree frog with a yellow (diffuse) line running from mouth to hind leg. Black to brown spots are abundant on dorsal side (along with some yellow speckling). Banding present on hind legs as well. Hyla gratiosa is a nocturnal amphibian that spends its days in the treetops. During harsh weather conditions (like heat waves or drought) it practices aestivation, burying itself underground in order to preserve water and maintain body temperature. H. gratiosa's chorus call can sound like the sound of barking dogs at a distance, thus the common name.
Habitat:
This frog was found in an outdoor observatory late at night. The surrounding area is an organic farm and pine/hardwood forest.
Notes:
The white powder present on this frog's legs was from diatomaceous earth that was spread around the edges of the walls (for pest control).
''Hyla gratiosa'' is a species of tree frog endemic to the southeastern United States.
comments (6)
I see you already figured out species identification. The other thing that is important is location. You can either just set the country (set country button) or set a precise location (geotag button). Knowing the location of the observation is important, as this way we map observations to a country but we also use it to calculate country species intros.
Hope this helps, feel free to ask for help if needed. Posted 7 years ago
Should you have a camera or photo editing software that captures geotag info inside the actual JPEG, JungleDragon will detect that, in that case you don't have to manually geotag on the site.
Small gotcha on commenting: you were responding to my comment but I won't get a notification of that unless you use the "reply" link below a comment.
Finally, given your location and interest in fungi, I'm obliged to tell you about @morpheme:
She has some enormous collections of observations:
https://www.jungledragon.com/user/1590/lists
Figured you may be interested in that. Enjoy the site, we're really happy to have you and ask if anything is unclear.
Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
Thank you for the tip! I will have to follow her! Posted 7 years ago