TREE FROG


Meaning of TREE FROG in English

or tree toad

Any of some 550 species (family Hylidae) of mostly arboreal frogs , found worldwide but primarily in the New World.

Most species are small, slender, and long-legged and have suckerlike adhesive disks on the finger and toe tips. Some do not climb well and live in water, on land, or in a burrow. Most species lay eggs in water. Young marsupial frogs (genus Gastrotheca ), of South America, develop in a brood pouch on the female's back.

European green tree frogs ( Hyla arborea ).

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