Pacific Treefrog (Hyla regilla)
Description: Prominent adhesive toe-pads on both the front and back feet. Colour is variable from one individual to the next, in addition, each frog can change colour, but a dark eye stripe extending from the nose to the shoulder is always present. No warts or skin folds, but the pinkish-white belly appears granular. Adult males can be 25 to 40 mm in length, females up to 50 mm. The tadpoles are light greenish grey, up to 45 mm long, and have high tail fins and widely spaced eyes.
Habitat: H. regilla is usually found in open woods or forest margins, and it avoids extreme dryness. It uses its adhesive toe-pads to climb trees and bushes.
Feeding: Predatory on various insect species.
Breeding: Reproduce in shallow permanent ponds and swamps where there is lots of vegetation. Juveniles reach maturity in about one year.
References: Green, David M. and Campbell, R. Wayne. 1992. The Amphibians of British Columbia. Royal British Columbia Museum. Victoria, B.C.
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