Green Frog
Hyla cinerea
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- H. cinerea – Atascosa Co, TX – photo by Tom Lott
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- H. cinerea – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Tom Lott
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- H. cinerea – Map by USGS
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Hyla cinerea occurs only in the eastern half of Texas with an additional isolated population recorded from Brewster County in west Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hyla cinerea (Schneider – 1792)
Genus: Hyla, Greek – honors Hylas, companion of Hercules — ref. incessant cry
Species: cinerea, Latin = ash-colored — ref. color in preservative
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962