Gray treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) is a species in the family Hylidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 7.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the gray treefrog
- Weight
- 7.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 6 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 7.8 years
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1,000 – 2,600src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Brain mass
- 42.3 mg (0.321% of body mass)src for Brain mass
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
What eats the gray treefrog?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Recorded predators of the gray treefrog
2 on record
- Garden snake Thamnophis sirtalis16 sources
- Ribbon snake Thamnophis saurita5 sources
Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).
References for these records
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115099517
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207652969
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128694318
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143307495
- John David Curlis (Expert)
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/344794094
Where does the gray treefrog live?
Not recorded
Is the gray treefrog endangered?
The gray treefrog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the gray treefrog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae
- genusDryophytes
- SpeciesDryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825)
Synonyms Dendrohyas versicolor, Hyla phaeocrypta phaeocrypta, Hyla richardii, Hyla verrucosa, Hyla versicolor, Hyla versicolor phaeocrypta, Hyla versicolor versicolor
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- Eastern gray treefrogEnglish
- Grey tree frogEnglish
- Northern gray treefrogEnglish
- Tetraploid gray treefrogEnglish
- Grauer LaubfroschGerman
- Östlicher Grauer LaubfroschGerman
- rana arbórea grisSpanish
- rainette versicoloreFrench
- ハイイロアマガエルJapanese
- Grėjaus medvarlėLithuanian
- Grijze boomkikkerDutch
- Oostelijke grijze boomkikkerDutch
- Waabaanzod Mitigoksheehn MakakiiOjibwa
- Rzekotka różnobarwnaPolish
- Perereca-cinzentaPortuguese
- Изменчивая квакшаRussian
- 灰樹蛙Chinese
Relatives of the gray treefrog
Other species in the same genus Dryophytes.
Ridged treefrog
Dryophytes plicatus
Squirrel tree frog
Dryophytes squirellus
Yellow-bellied treefrog
Dryophytes flaviventris
East Japan tree frog
Dryophytes leopardus
Suweon treefrog
Dryophytes suweonensis
Anderson's tree frog
Dryophytes andersonii
CompareGray treefrog vs Ridged treefrogGray treefrog vs Squirrel tree frogGray treefrog vs Yellow-bellied treefrogGray treefrog vs East Japan tree frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gray treefrog?
An adult gray treefrog weighs 7.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the gray treefrog endangered?
The gray treefrog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the gray treefrog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the gray treefrog?
The gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) belongs to the family Hylidae in the order Anura.
What eats the gray treefrog?
Animals recorded preying on the gray treefrog include garden snake and ribbon snake. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AnimalTraits: a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size · CC0 1.0 · 1.0.7
Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E. et al. (2022) AnimalTraits: a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data 9: 265. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01364-9. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6468938 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products · CC0 1.0 · 0.11
Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference. - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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