A moderately sized treefrog with long legs, slender build, and smooth skin. It has large, protruding eyes with horizontal pupils. They can range in color from the more common bright green to reddish-brown and their backs are peppered with small golden spots. The frogs have a white to cream colored stripe on their sides.
Forest, Wetland, Urban
Commonly found in the central to southeastern United States. Its geographic range stretches from Virginia's eastern shore to the southeast tip of Florida, as far west as central Texas and as far north as Maryland and Delaware.
Common
Nocturnal
Insectivores, primarily consuming flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, cockroaches, spiders, beetles, and other small insects such as crickets and ants.
Green treefrogs can be found in large groups during the breeding season, especially during peak times. Besides their mating calls, alarm and rain calls are important aspects of social behavior. During most of the year green treefrogs are solitary. They are most active when the weather is moist.
Although green treefrogs are not considered a keystone species, they play a vital role ecosystems they inhabit. They are prey to large predatory fish, snakes, and their other predators and green treefrog adults consume large quantities of insects.
Least Concern
