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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The Amazon The Amazon is home to over three million species of wildlife, including the famous pink river dolphin, tree frogs, spider monkeys, macaws, and anacondas—alongside diverse fish species and reptiles, like piranhas and caimans.
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Emmanuel Burgio, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
The 40-acre facility has among its list of roughly 1,600 critters, penguins, binturongs, sharks, dingoes, Flemish giant rabbits, servals, tree frogs, capuchin monkeys, moon jellyfish, pythons and orangutans.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
Its 7,400 acres sit within the 62,000-acre Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, home to coyotes, roadrunners, kit foxes and canyon tree frogs.
—Ruffin Prevost, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Emmanuel Burgio, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
The 40-acre facility has among its list of roughly 1,600 critters, penguins, binturongs, sharks, dingoes, Flemish giant rabbits, servals, tree frogs, capuchin monkeys, moon jellyfish, pythons and orangutans.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
Its 7,400 acres sit within the 62,000-acre Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, home to coyotes, roadrunners, kit foxes and canyon tree frogs.
—Ruffin Prevost, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Tree frog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20frog. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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