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title: "Barking Tree Frog"
description: "Dryophytes gratiosus — Anfibi. Dryophytes gratiosus, commonly known as the barking tree frog, is a species of tree frog endemic to the south-eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/barking-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Barking Tree Frog

> Dryophytes gratiosus — Anfibi. Dryophytes gratiosus, commonly known as the barking tree frog, is a species of tree frog endemic to the south-eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Dryophytes gratiosus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 3702
- iNaturalist taxon: [1668962](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1668962)

## Names

- en: Barking Tree Frog
- de: Bellender Laubfrosch
- es: Rana Arborícola Ladradora

## Countries with the most observations

US (3459)

## Summary

Dryophytes gratiosus, commonly known as the barking tree frog, is a species of tree frog endemic to the south-eastern United States. Formerly known as Hyla gratiosa.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379711111

## Machine access

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