Dryophytes Gratiosus: Species of amphibian
The barking tree frog, Florida hyla, Florida tree frog, Georgia tree frog, bell-frog, or giant tree frog (Dryophytes gratiosus) is a frog that lives in the southeastern United States.
It lives as far north as New Jersey, as far west as Kentucky and Mississippi, and as far south as Alabama and Florida.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Dryophytes |
| Species: | D. gratiosus |
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| Dryophytes gratiosus (LeConte, 1856) | |
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The adult male frog is 4.9 to 7.0 cm from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 5.0 to 7.0 cm long. It is one of the largest tree frogs in the United States. Its skin is bright green to dark green. It has spots.
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