Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
Description
A warty, bark-gray treefrog that changes color from gray to green, with a fast, harsh trill and bright orange-yellow inner thighs. Nearly identical to the Gray Treefrog.
Stats
Size
1 ½ - 2 ½ inches
Status
Common
Similar Species
Gray Treefrog is virtually indistinguible but can be differentiated by call. Bird-voiced tree frog (Not an Indiana native but occurs just across the Ohio River in Kentucky)
Diet
Arachnids, insects (beetles, moths, etc.)
Habitat
Woodlands are the preferred habitat. This species is common on houses and other structures during damp evenings or after rainfall in summer.
Reproduction
Activity is triggered by rainfall in late spring. Breeding occurs in early May in Indiana. Males will call from small trees, man made structures, and or concealed in other vegetation in and around fishless temporary ponds. Female deposits eggs on vegetation in ponds and hatch in midsummer.
