DFW HERPS

Hyla chrysoscelis and Hyla versicolor

Cope's Gray Treefrog and Gray Treefrog

 
     

COPE'S AND GRAY TREEFROG Hyla chrysoscelis Cope, 1880 and Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825

STATUS:  Uncommon

DOCUMENTED COUNTIES:  Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise

HABITAT:  Trinity River Bottoms, Brazos River Bottoms, Western Cross Timbers, and Post Oak Belt

COMMENTS:  In the field, these two sympatric species can only be distinguished by their calls.