Stats

Lifespan: 2-5 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Insectivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater wetland
Range: North America
Movement: Hopping
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Common

About

The Pacific tree frog is the most widespread frog on the Pacific coast of North America and can shift its skin colour from bright green to brown within minutes based on temperature and humidity. It is responsible for the iconic 'ribbit' sound effect used in Hollywood films, recorded in California where the species is abundant.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A jelly-coated egg is laid in water and develops over days into an aquatic larva.
2.
tadpole
A gilled tadpole swims and grazes on algae, slowly absorbing its tail and growing limbs.
3.
juvenile
A near-adult amphibian leaves the water with new legs and lungs, smaller than the mature form.
4.
adult
Fully grown at adult size, breathing air.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pseudacris
Species: Pseudacris regilla