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How the Tree Frog Has Redefined Our View of Biology. The world’s most charismatic amphibian is upending the conventional wisdom about evolution. Helen Fields. January 2013. A beloved symbol of...
This diverse group of tree frogs is in a constant state of redefinition, and it is unlikely that the groups included here represent the family's final configuration. As defined here, there are three subfamilies, containing roughly 12 genera, and more than 300 species.
25 paź 2024 · tree frog, any of more than 800 species of typically arboreal frog occurring on all continents except Antarctica and belonging to one of several families of the order Anura. Of these, the hylid, or “true,” tree frogs from the family Hylidae are the most numerous.
24 maj 2011 · It’s been a long-standing mystery in biology. Why do some habitats have more species diversity than others? New research on the worldwide distribution of treefrogs could help answer that...
Mammals, reptiles, birds, and fish all eat tree frogs. Many of the frogs rely on camouflage to protect themselves from predators, and the more arboreal species escape ground-dwelling predators by hiding in trees.
Dryophytes (Hyla) femoralis (Pine Woods Tree Frog) and Dryophytes gratiosus (Barking Tree Frog), are more sensitive to environmental change than the other two species, Dryophytes cinereus (Green Tree Frog) and Dryophytes squirel-lus (Squirrel Tree Frog). Sensitivity in this case was determined by local population size reduc-
Basic facts about European tree frog: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
