White Frog
I found this frog on the handle of the trash can beside my house. I have never seen a frog of this color as far as I can remember. It’s really a very light grey almost white with black spots. Anyone have any idea what species it is?
UPDATE: Dr. F. Wayne King, Emeritus Curator of Herpetology at the Florida Museum of Natural History wrote me with the following information:
The frog in your photograph is a Cope’s Gray Treefrog, Hyla chrysoscelis. Typically they are gray with darker markings, but their color varies from white to gray to greenish gray. Yours is white. They have a white spot beneath the eye on the upper lip, which is clearly seen in your photo.
When Cope’s Gray Treefrog is resting its hindleg is folded alongside its body, as in your photograph. When in that position, you cannot see the color of the skin hidden between the folds. The color of the hidden skin on the hindleg in Cope’s Gray Treefrog is orange, which is diagnostic of the species.
The Bird-voiced Treefrog, Hyla avivoca, is a slightly smaller gray-colored treefrog found along the Apalachicola River. The hidden surface of its hindlegs are green.
Cope’s Gray Treefrog is fairly common in north Florida, including around Tallahassee — see:
http://cars.er.usgs.gov/herps/Frogs_and_Toads/H_chrysoscelis/h_chrysoscelis.html
http://wwknapp.home.mindspring.com/docs/gray.tfrogs.html
I hope this answers your questions about the treefrog in your photo. But if not, let me know.
Thank you Dr. King. You have answered all the questions concerning the tree frog. I honestly don’t ever remember seeing one like this but apparently they are fairly common around here.
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