---
title: "Gray Treefrog"
description: "Dryophytes versicolor — Amphibians. The gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) is a species of small arboreal frog in the family Hylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/gray-treefrog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gray Treefrog

> Dryophytes versicolor — Amphibians. The gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) is a species of small arboreal frog in the family Hylidae.

- Scientific name: *Dryophytes versicolor*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 62878
- iNaturalist taxon: [1668923](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1668923)

## Names

- en: Gray Treefrog
- de: Östlicher Grauer Laubfrosch
- es: Rana arbórea gris
- fr: Rainette versicolore

## Countries with the most observations

US (33839), CA (15394)

## Summary

The gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) is a species of small arboreal frog in the family Hylidae. The species is native to much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
It is sometimes referred to as the eastern gray treefrog, northern gray treefrog, common gray treefrog, or tetraploid gray treefrog to distinguish it from its more southern, genetically distinct relative, Cope's gray treefrog.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_treefrog

## Photo

![Gray Treefrog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gray-treefrog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8120871

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gray-treefrog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).