Someone please ID this frog

[mark]

Okay, I know that this isnt a frog forum, but all the frog forums are "off their rockers". Plus, who isnt an amphibian expert here!? Ha ha. So yeah, any adivice would be nice...

 

[mark]

Okay, It's really not working, it keeps having errors, so I'm gonna put a link. I know it's illegal and im really sorry.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/MarkMark6464/MVC-019F.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/MarkMark6464/MVC-020F.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/MarkMark6464/MVC-021F.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/MarkMark6464/MVC-023F.gif

~Sorry

 

[alex]

Thats a chorus frog, or at least my best guess. At first glance it has the body shape of a Ranid, but i'm almost positive its actually a chorus frog because the the pads on its feet and its coloration. There a so many color patterns, the latin name, if i'm right, is Pseudacris triseriata. Nice find, you don't see them often, Alex.

 

[justin]

I'm pretty sure it's not a chorus frog just based on size. Locality information would be very useful. I have some ideas, but a lot would depend on where it's from.
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[mark]

It looks like a brown form of Hyla regilla. As Justin said, it really depends where you found it.

 

[alex]

I too was thinking about it being a Pacific Treefrog too, but was in a hurry so I didn't type it. Mark, i'm assuming you caught it in CO, right, and it definetely could be a Pacific. Alex.

 

[mark]

Thanks guys, I live in CO, and that is where it was found. But it was found at a lowes store in the plants, so it might have been shipped in from another state. MAYBE. I looked up both of those frogs and they both seem like they could be it, but I own 2 western chorus frogs, and they are much smaller, so I dont think it is. So, I dont know.

PS. To the moderators, if this post is not apropriate and has links and not pictures, I would understand if it were deleted, but if you could wait till I get more reponses that would be nice. Thank you.

 

[mike]

It really looks like a Pseudacris regilla. Does it have obvious toe pads? If it does, it is likely a transplanted P. regilla. If not, it is probably P. triseriata.

Robert Stebbins' Western Reptiles and Amphibians field guide is an excellent reference to have for things like this.

more on P. regilla:

http://www.mister-toad.com/photos/frog/hylaregilla.html

http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/pages/p.regilla.html

 

[mark]

Yeah, it does look to be a lot like them. It does have a fairly noticible toe pad, but not as big as I have seen on other tree frogs. Well I just found this picture, and he looks exactly like him.

http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/images/pregillatehachapi.jpg

So I guess it it, thank you. Either way, I am going to put him out by my pond come this spring. Well, thanks again.