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Listen to this frog:
A short example
More sounds of
Hyla wrightorum
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(formerly Mountain Treefrog)
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| Adult, Coconino County, Arizona |
Adult, Coconino County, Arizona |
Adult, Coconino County, Arizona |
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| Adult, Coconino County, Arizona |
Adult, Coconino County, Arizona |
Adult, Coconino County, Arizona |
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| Captive adult, Arizona |
Captive adult, Arizona |
Captive adult, Arizona |
| Breeding |
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| Calling male, Coconino County, Arizona |
Calling male, Coconino County, Arizona |
Calling male, Coconino County, Arizona |
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| Calling male, Coconino County, Arizona |
Calling male, Coconino County, Arizona |
Calling male, Coconino County, Arizona |
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| Calling male, Coconino County, Arizona |
Calling male, Coconino County, Arizona |
Calling male, Coconino County, Arizona |
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| Male and female in amplexus, Coconino County, Arizona |
Male and female in amplexus, Coconino County, Arizona |
Male and female in amplexus, Coconino County, Arizona |
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| Male and female in amplexus, Coconino County, Arizona |
Tadpole, Cochise County, Arizona |
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| Eggs |
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Above are daylight views of some of the many clusters of eggs, and their location
in the rain pool
about 36 hours after calling and amplexus was observed. |
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| Breeding habitat, 7,600 ft., Coconino County, Arizona |
Breeding habitat, 7,700 ft., Coconino County, Arizona |
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| Breeding habitat, 7,500 ft., Coconino County, Arizona |
Breeding habitat, 7,700 ft., Coconino County, Arizona |
Breeding habitat, 7,600 ft., Coconino County, Arizona |
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Habitat, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona |
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| Short Videos |
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| Views of eleven adult male Arizona Treefrogs calling at night from a rain pool in Coconino County, Arizona, with a deafening chorus in the background. |
Views of three calling males, bothered by other frogs, making a raspy, ratcheting encounter or territorial call. |
A calling male is swarmed by a bunch of other frogs (presumably males) who begin attempting to amplex each other, resulting in encounter and release calls. It could be that a female had entered the territory and that attracted them. If so, she managed to escape without being grabbed one of the males. |
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| Several views of males and females in amplexus, with examples of other frogs approaching them and jumping over and around them (reminding me of the old children's game of Leap Frog.) |
Male frogs compete in the breeding pool at night, swimming and jumping all over each other in a frenzy. |
Some views of many clusters of eggs and the breeding pool in the afternoon. |
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