Gray treefrog
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This article is about the amphibian. "Gray tree frog" may also refer to the Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) or the gray foam nest tree frog (Chiromantis xerampelina). For these species, see Gray tree frog (disambiguation)
The gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) is a species of small arboreal holarctic tree frog native to much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.[2]
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Gray treefrog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Dryophytes |
Species: | D. versicolor |
Binomial name | |
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) | |
Range of D. versicolor | |
Synonyms | |
Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825 |
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It is sometimes referred to as the eastern gray treefrog, northern gray treefrog,[3] common gray treefrog, or tetraploid gray treefrog to distinguish it from its more southern, genetically distinct relative, Cope's gray treefrog.