Photo by BDMiller
This Southern Gray Tree Frog was sitting on the tip of my gloves hand, specifically my thumb. I placed him/her back into their environment after the photo. I took the picture quite some time ago, but was just felt like playing with it today. I was wondering how it would look in black and white, and now we know; Pretty cool I think.
The southern gray treefrog
is an arboreal amphibian equipped
with large toe pads enabling it to
cling to trees. Also known as
Cope’s gray treefrog, this species
has a robust body, stubby limbs,
and a short rounded head with large
eyes. Ranging in pigment from dark
gray, brown, and light gray to
nearly white, these treefrogs can
alter their coloration based on their
activities or environmental conditions. Dark blotches
that speckle the warty gray skin of the upperside
resemble bark and help camouflage the treefrog when it is perched upon a trunk or branch. Although the underside is white, the inner thigh is brilliant orange or gold with black speckling, radiating a flash of color when the frog jumps that may startle potential predators. Gray treefrogs also have a white or yellow mark beneath each eye. The male has a dark throat while that of the female is white. The largest treefrog in the state, the southern gray measures 3.2 to 5.1 centimeters (1.25 to 2.0 inches) in length (Conant and Collins 1991).
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