Hyla cinerea

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	HYLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Hyla cinerea

Species Authority:

(Schneider, 1799)

Common Name/s:

English

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Green Treefrog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2008
Assessor/s	Geoffrey Hammerson, Blair Hedges
Evaluator/s:	Stuart, S.N., Chanson, J.S., Cox, N.A. & Young, B.E. (Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team)
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in the USA, from Delaware south to southern Florida along Coastal Plain, west to south-central Texas; north from Gulf Coast to southeastern Oklahoma, southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, western Tennessee, and northern Alabama; isolated population in south-central Missouri (Conant and Collins 1991). This species has been introduced into extreme northwestern Puerto Rico (Isabela-Aguadilla area), but it is not clear if it still survives there.
Countries:	Native: United States Introduced: Puerto Rico Presence uncertain: Mexico
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Total adult population size is unknown but it is apparently common, and is likely to be stable.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Swamps, marshes, and the edges of ponds, lakes, and streams, particularly where there is abundant floating and emergent vegetation. During daytime, rests among cattail blades or other leaves or shaded branches. Eggs and larvae develop in shallow, still water. Males call while perched on plants next to water (up to 5m above surface) or while sitting on floating plants. Larvae occur mainly in dense floating vegetation.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

Swamps, marshes, and the edges of ponds, lakes, and streams, particularly where there is abundant floating and emergent vegetation. During daytime, rests among cattail blades or other leaves or shaded branches. Eggs and larvae develop in shallow, still water. Males call while perched on plants next to water (up to 5m above surface) or while sitting on floating plants. Larvae occur mainly in dense floating vegetation.

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species. It is sometimes found in the international pet trade but at levels that do not currently constitute a major threat.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species. It is sometimes found in the international pet trade but at levels that do not currently constitute a major threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No conservation measures are needed at present. Its range includes several protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

No conservation measures are needed at present. Its range includes several protected areas.

Citation:	Geoffrey Hammerson, Blair Hedges 2008. Hyla cinerea. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008.
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