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Identification

Hyla versicolor (Gray Treefrog)

Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog)

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Date Taken

September-04

Location

University of Michigan E. S. George Reserve. Pinckney, Michigan, USA.

Caption

Color variation within Hyla versicolor and/or H. chrysoscelis. Individuals change color depending upon environmental conditions such as temperature and light levels. Hyla versicolor and H. chrysoscelis are indistinguishable except for their calls and chromosome number.

Contributors

Matt Wund (photographer; copyright holder; identification)


To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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