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Delaware’s Barking Tree Frog

Delaware’s Barking Tree Frog. By Nicholas Carroll. Froggy Perception. Barking Tree Frog Hyla gratiosa. Do I have the right Frog. Physical characteristics largest tree frog species located in the South East United States stout and measure between 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 inches in length

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Delaware’s Barking Tree Frog

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  1. Delaware’s Barking Tree Frog By Nicholas Carroll

  2. Froggy Perception • Barking Tree Frog • Hylagratiosa

  3. Do I have the right Frog • Physical characteristics • largest tree frog species located in the South East United States • stout and measure between 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 inches in length • dark green to brown color • dark spots covering the back of the frog • A light colored stripe is present, which starts at the upper jaw and runs along the length of the body • large adhesive toe pads

  4. History • Discovered in 1856 • 1958 it is added on to the E- List

  5. What is for lunch? • eats insects and macro-invertebrates • Beetles • caterpillars, • Grasshoppers • Ants • also eat plants such as vegetation on the ground

  6. Life is a process • 3 stage life cycle • From egg to tadpole to frog it lasts only around 12 weeks

  7. Where are they? • Spends a lot of time up in tree tops during warmer weather • warm moist conditions, in periods of dryness or times of cold weather these frogs will dig into the ground

  8. Perfect tree frog environment

  9. Okay… But Where are they? • Virginia to Florida Coastal Plain. also along Gulf states- Kentucky & Tennessee. • Barking tree frogs do not have territories that they will defend

  10. Reproduction • mating season occurs between March and August • gestation lasts one week • litter size is generally around 2000 • males call females from the water surrounding the habitat

  11. Funny Fact about the Name • named for the sound of it’s call • It’s purpose is not known for certain—an announcement call, the equivalent of, “Ladies, the other gentlemen and I will be congregating at the pond. We would be delighted with your company.”

  12. Behavior • Nocturnal • opportunistic feeders • Very social • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaNX6pJsIT0

  13. What is it’s kryptonite? • Predators: Fish, birds, raccoons and snakes • Diseases: Nutrient deficiency, Mechanical wounds, red leg which is a parasite

  14. Why is it endangered? • habitats are continuously threatened by urbanization and habitat destruction • Status: Is still endangered in Delaware with an unknown population level • Are not federally listed

  15. What does it need to come back • Land and space • Conservation groups: • Save the Frogs • Save the frogs day (April 26, 2014) • amphibian rescue and conservation project • amphibian ark.

  16. Impacts on the Ecosystem • controls insect and invertebrate levels of many species such as: • worms • Moths • Grasshoppers • flies.

  17. Conclusion • Is this species needed?

  18. References • http://wwknapp.home.mindspring.com/docs/barking.tfrog.html • http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/herps/Anura/BarkingTreeFrog.asp • http://www.kentuckyawake.org/Barking_Treefrog • http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/virginiatescspecies.pdf • http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/frogsandtoads/barking-treefrog/barking_treefrog.htm • http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org/assets/uploads/animals/pdf/BarkingTreeFrog.pdf • http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/fw/Volunteers/Pages/DAMP.aspx • http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=AR0017 • http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Frog-Amphibian-Species/Barking-Treefrog/ • http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=55 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyla_gratiosa

  19. Thank you • Any Questions?

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