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Family Hylidae (Small frogs)

Domain: Eucarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Phenology

Hylidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Species	Common Name	Photo	Where?	Phenology
Acris crepitans	Northern cricket frog		Here	Phenology
Hyla chrysoscelis	Copes gray tree frog		Here	Phenology
Hyla cinerea	American green treefrog	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Hyla species	Tree frog species	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Pseudacris crucifer	Northern spring peeper		Here	Phenology
Pseudacris feriarum	Southeastern / Upland chorus frog		Here	Phenology
Pseudacris triseriata	Western chorus frog	(NA)	Here	Phenology

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Note: Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...

This is a large family of frogs. World-wide they include over 450 species. They are relatively small reaching a maximum length between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 inches. They include tree frogs, cricket frogs, and chorus frogs. They are generally long-legged and slim-waisted frogs, with the larger individuals of each species being female.

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