Barking Treefrog

Hyla gratiosa

Barking Treefrog

Hyla gratiosa
Hyla gratiosa

Found throughout Florida, except for the Everglades, this large frog has a plump body with bright green, gray, or brown coloration with uniformly bumpy skin. Their back is marked with dark, round spots, and their sides may be marked with light stripes with irregular borders. This species prefers to breed in shallow wetland habitats (fish-free) that include cypress domes, bogs, wet hammocks, and flooded ditches.

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Uniersity of Florida