Pine Barrens tree frog

species of amphibian

The Pine Barrens tree frog, Anderson's hyla, Anderson's tree toad, or Anderson's tree frog (Dryophytes andersonii) is a frog that lives in the North America. It lives in two places: New Jersey and North Carolina. It is named after the Pine Barrens in southern New Jersey.[3][1]

Pine Barrens tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dryophytes
Species:
D. andersonii
Binomial name
Dryophytes andersonii
(Baird, 1854)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla andersonii (Baird, 1854)
  • Hyla (Dryophytes) andersonii (Fouquette and Dubois, 2014)
  • Dryophytes andersonii (Duellman, Marion, and Hedges, 2016)

The adult frog is about 3.8 cm long from nose to rear end. The frog's skin is green with a purple stripe. There is orange color on the frog's legs. There is some webbing on the frog's hind feet but none on the front feet.[1]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 April Robinson (February 2, 2001). "Hyla andersonii: Pine Barrens Treefrog Subgenus: Dryophytes". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. Hammerson, G.A. (2017). "Pine Barrens Treefrog: Dryophytes andersonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T10350A112711185. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T10350A112711185.en. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Dryophytes andersonii (Baird 1854)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved December 30, 2021.