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title: "Squirrel Tree Frog"
description: "Dryophytes squirellus — Amphibians. The squirrel tree frog (Dryophytes squirellus) is a small species of tree frog found in the southeastern United States, from Texas to Virginia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/squirrel-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Squirrel Tree Frog

> Dryophytes squirellus — Amphibians. The squirrel tree frog (Dryophytes squirellus) is a small species of tree frog found in the southeastern United States, from Texas to Virginia.

- Scientific name: *Dryophytes squirellus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 26525
- iNaturalist taxon: [1668859](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1668859)

## Names

- en: Squirrel Tree Frog
- de: Eichhörnchen-Laubfrosch
- es: Rana arbórea ardilla
- fr: Rainette de la Caroline

## Countries with the most observations

US (24537)

## Summary

The squirrel tree frog (Dryophytes squirellus) is a small species of tree frog found in the southeastern United States, from Texas to Virginia. It is an introduced species to the Bahamas. Squirrel tree frogs are small frogs, about 1.5 inches in length as adults. There are several color variations, but most commonly they are green and look very much like the American green tree frog. They can also be varying shades of yellow or brown, sometimes with white or brown blotching. Males may also possess a relatively large, conspicuous lateral body stripe, with thicker stripes being more attractive to female frogs.

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

## Photo

![Squirrel Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/squirrel-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248072547

## Machine access

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