The American green tree frog is native to the part of the U.S. known as the Deep South. Southeast Missouri is at the northwestern limit of this little frog's range. Look for American green tree frogs ...

A good question! Frogs are amphibians. This means they can’t regulate their own body temperatures and start life as water-dwelling creatures. As they mature, they grow legs and lungs to live on land.

I found this beautiful color combination Sept. 18 under a lush hedge. The frog is an American green tree frog. It is common in Southeast Missouri, which is close to the northern edge of its range.

When you get to be a certain age (cough, cough), you start becoming interested in things like gardening and what sort of critters you can attract to your yard by planting bushes and flowers. One ...

Female American green tree frogs use their inflated lungs to dampen the mating calls of other species so they can pick out the ones from males they may mate with. Male frogs use mating calls, ranging ...

Frogs are among nature’s most vibrant creatures, with some species displaying dazzling colours as warnings, camouflage, or ...

We found more green tree frogs (Hyla cinerea) in canopy gaps than in closed canopy forest. Of the 331 green tree frogs observed, 88% were in canopy gaps. Likewise, higher numbers and biomasses of ...