Ameroasian treefrogs
(Dryophytes spp.)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Dryophytes is a newly resurrected genus of treefrogs. There are twenty species of Dryophytes worldwide. Seventeen species occur only in North America. Three species occur in eastern Asia. Only two species occur in Minnesota. Dryophytes are found in forests and wetlands. As the common name suggests, they mostly live in trees, but can often found be seen on vegetation near the ground. |
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Description |
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Dryophytes are small, green or gray frogs. |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Amphibia (amphibians) | ||
| Superorder | Batrachia (amphibians) | ||
| Order | Anura (frogs and toads) | ||
| Suborder | Neobatrachia | ||
| Superfamily | Hyloidea | ||
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Hylidae (tree frogs and allies) | ||
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Hylinae | ||
The genus Dryophytes was originally described in 1843. In 1882 all Dryophytes species were transferred to the genus Hyla, which then contained all treefrog species in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2014 North American species were placed in the new subgenus Dryophytes. In 2016 the subgenus was raised to genus level, resurrecting the original genus. Today, the genus Hyla now contains only Old World species. All North American treefrog species, and three species in temperate eastern Asia, now belong to the genus Dryophytes. The common name for the genus is Ameroasian treefrogs. The last move was not universally accepted. iNaturalist, AmphiaWeb, MNHerps, VertNet, and National Amphibian Atlas (USGS) all continue to use the genus Hyla. ITIS, NatureServe, GBIF, and Amphibian Species of the World use Dryophytes. |
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Subordinate Taxa |
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American green tree frog (Dryophytes cinerea) Arboreal tree frog (Dryophytes arboricola) Barking tree frog (Dryophytes gratiosa) Bird-voiced tree frog (Dryophytes avivoca) Bocourt’s tree frog (Dryophytes bocourti) Canyon tree frog (Dryophytes arenicolor) Cope’s gray treefrog (Dryophytes chrysoscelis) gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) Japanese tree frog (Dryophytes japonica) Mountain tree frog (Dryophytes eximia) Pine Barrens tree frog (Dryophytes andersonii) Pine woods tree frog (Dryophytes femoralis) Ridged tree frog (Dryophytes plicata) Southern highland tree frog (Dryophytes euphorbiacea) Spotless tree toad (Dryophytes immaculata) Squirrel tree frog (Dryophytes squirella) Suweon tree frog (Dryophytes suweonensis) Walker’s tree frog (Dryophytes walkeri) Wright’s mountain tree frog (Dryophytes wrightorum) yellow-bellied tree frog (Dryophytes flaviventris) |
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Common Names |
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Ameroasian treefrog treefrog |
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Molly and Robert Power |
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Found in Albany MN |
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We get lots of frogs at our house! Our daughters love catching them. (Yes, that's a real frog clinging to her earring!) |
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Pamala Roland |
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Found on a wall in my living room. Covered with cat hair. |
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Sarah K |
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Climbing up our window |
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Mike Poeppe |
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I had an opportunity to capture a grey tree frog on our window the other evening. I thought it was a great way for people to see the bottom side of one without disturbing them! |
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I found this tree frog today resting on some dill in front of my house just west of Houston, MN. |
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Joe Adams |
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Lighter green in color than the photo. |
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Vicky Fabre |
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We found him in our front yard under a hosta plant. |
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White Bear |
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Discovered hanging of front of gas grill after lighting, rescued him of course! |
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Frog Lover |
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Hangs out in Magnolia tree and on lighted deck |
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Ramona Abrego |
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Julie Nelson |
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Been hanging around for a while now. |
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Alfredo Colon |
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…the size of a dime, on the grass. |
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Reba Twito |
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Little frog out for an evening stroll. |
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Margot Avey |
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These were fun to find! My little friends were VERY tiny! Taken in the Trial Gardens at Lake Harriet, Minneapolis MN |
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Phillip |
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One with flash and one without |
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Kirk Nelson |
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Sierra Cowing |
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Approximately an inch long. Both are same frog. |
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Brian Blom |
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Gray Tree Frog on Sedum |
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Gray Tree Frog on Wild Rice |
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James Folden |
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Found around 8am on our patio table |
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Randy |
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Gray tree frog perched in a bald cypress at marsh's edge, Freeborn County, Minn., June 2017 |
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Bill Reynolds |
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Other Videos |
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| Gray Treefrog & Cope's Gray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor & Dryophytes chrysoscelis) WisCBMnetwork |
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About
Published on Apr 30, 2012 No description available. |
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| Molly and Robert Power 8/10/2022 |
Location: Albany, MN Found in Albany MN |
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| Pamala Roland 8/17/2021 |
Location: Caledonia Minnesota Found on a wall in my living room. Covered with cat hair. |
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| Mike Poeppe 6/12/2021 |
Location: Houston Co. I had an opportunity to capture a grey tree frog on our window the other evening. I thought it was a great way for people to see the bottom side of one without disturbing them! |
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| Sarah K 8/10/2021 |
Location: Le Sueur, MN Climbing up our window |
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| Molly and Robert Power 9/27/2020 |
Location: Albany MN We get lots of frogs at our house! Our daughters love catching them. (Yes, that's a real frog clinging to her earring!) |
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| Joe Adams 8/26/2020 |
Location: NW Rochester in my backyard clinging to our table. Lighter green in color than the photo. |
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| Vicky Fabre 8/11/2020 |
Location: NW Rochester, MN We found him in our front yard under a hosta plant. |
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| Mike Poeppe 7/30/2020 |
Location: just west of Houston, MN. I found this tree frog today resting on some dill in front of my house just west of Houston, MN. |
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| White Bear 7/29/2020 |
Location: White Bear Lake, MN Discovered hanging of front of gas grill after lighting, rescued him of course! |
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| Frog Lover July 2020 |
Location: Waseca, Minnesota Hangs out in Magnolia tree and on lighted deck |
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| Julie Nelson 6/2/2020 |
Location: Grand Marais, Mn. Been hanging around for a while now. |
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| Alfredo Colon 10/16/2019 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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| Reba Twito 9/17/2019 |
Location: Maplewood |
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| Margot Avey 8/29/2019 |
Location: Ramsey, MN |
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| Margot Avey 8/14/2019 |
Location: Trial Gardens at Lake Harriet, Minneapolis MN These were fun to find! My little friends were VERY tiny! Taken in the Trial Gardens at Lake Harriet, Minneapolis MN |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/12/2019 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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| Brenda Camacho 7/10/2019 |
Location: New Ulm, MN eastern gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) Australian tree frog 2 solid green, 2", climbing up house window |
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| Phillip 8/23/2018 |
Location: Maplewood |
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| Mike 8/16/2018 |
Location: Mound View, MN Have at least 2 living in flower pots on our deck |
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| Sierra Cowing 7/28/2018 |
Location: Martin County Approximately an inch long. Both are same frog. |
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| John T Bower 7/16/2018 |
Location: Northern Wash Co MN I have not seen any tree frogs this year and few last year. Almost no bats last year and this year. I live in a tree forest. |
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| Alfredo Colon 7/2/2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota the size of a dime, on the grass. |
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| Kirk Nelson 9/4/2017 |
Location: Lebanon Hills Regional Park |
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| Brian Blom 8/25/2017 |
Location: Crow Wing County, Deerwood Gray Tree Frog on Sedum |
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| Wityman 7/2/2017 |
Location: LeSueur County, by Lake Washington Found around 8am on our patio table |
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| Randy June, 2017 |
Location: Freeborn County, MN Gray tree frog perched in a bald cypress at marsh's edge, Freeborn County, Minn., June 2017 |
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| Wayne Rasmussen 4/23/2016 |
Location: Maplewood, MN Looked like a rock at first glance. I'm declaring it a grey tree frog based on a response I got. |
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| Bill Reynolds 6/22/2013 |
Location: Pennington Co., MN |
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