- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold gray tree frog, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the gray tree frog
The gray treefrog is a small arboreal frog native to much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. Adults reach only 1.5 to 2 inches in length and have warty skin that can shift between gray, green and brown for camouflage. Bright yellow or orange patches on the hind legs show mainly when the frog jumps. It prefers forests, breeds in fishless woodland ponds and vernal pools, and eats insects, spiders, snails and mites, often hunting around lights at night. It can survive freezing of its body fluids to temperatures as low as -8 C.
Gray Tree Frog facts
- It can survive freezing of its internal body fluids at temperatures as low as -8 C.
- It looks almost identical to Cope's gray treefrog; the main difference is its slower call.
- Newly transformed froglets almost always turn green for a day or two.
- Tadpoles can develop red tails when predators are present.
Where to see gray tree frog in the U.S.
5 zoos across 5 states
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District of Columbia· 1
Illinois· 1
Michigan· 1
New Hampshire· 1
New York· 1
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
