tree frog
noun
: any of numerous small anuran amphibians (especially family Hylidae) that often live in trees and typically have adhesive disks on the toes
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Lucky hikers might even spot a Pacific tree frog, especially near the small pond at the start of the trail.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
The mating calls of male Panama cross-banded tree frogs are synchronized to confuse bats and midges.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Spring peepers are a type of tree frog, are about an inch in length, and are known for their distinctive croaking, which helps the frogs to find a mate.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
The property also brings guests close to incredible wildlife with the chance to spot red-eyed tree frogs on nocturnal walks with in-house naturalists and go on daytime excursions to the biodiverse Barú National Wildlife Refuge.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
There was no better promise of the upcoming months of lakeside walks, dewy mornings in the garden, and twilights spent chasing fireflies to the soundtrack of peeping tree frogs.
—Lily Stewart, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
Western toads and tree frogs thrive in the spring water that seeps from the base of an arched alcove fortified with concrete and then into a murky pond where carp cruise beneath a battered life-size rubber duck floating upside down.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Researchers were exploring Mopan Mountain in Yunnan, searching for tree frogs.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
Native to Cuba, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, the Cuban tree frog can measure more than 6 inches long, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Erica Van Buren, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
The mating calls of male Panama cross-banded tree frogs are synchronized to confuse bats and midges.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Spring peepers are a type of tree frog, are about an inch in length, and are known for their distinctive croaking, which helps the frogs to find a mate.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
The property also brings guests close to incredible wildlife with the chance to spot red-eyed tree frogs on nocturnal walks with in-house naturalists and go on daytime excursions to the biodiverse Barú National Wildlife Refuge.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
There was no better promise of the upcoming months of lakeside walks, dewy mornings in the garden, and twilights spent chasing fireflies to the soundtrack of peeping tree frogs.
—Lily Stewart, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
Western toads and tree frogs thrive in the spring water that seeps from the base of an arched alcove fortified with concrete and then into a murky pond where carp cruise beneath a battered life-size rubber duck floating upside down.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Researchers were exploring Mopan Mountain in Yunnan, searching for tree frogs.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
Native to Cuba, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, the Cuban tree frog can measure more than 6 inches long, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Erica Van Buren, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
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