Psedacris Regilla Term Paper

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Pseudacris Regilla The Pseudacris (or Hyla) Regilla is more commonly known as the Pacific Tree Frog. It is quite small, between three quarters to two inches in length. Its coloration varies greatly, and may be brown, green, red, gray, black, or some mixture of these colors.

A dark eye strip differentiates the Pacific Tree from other frogs. Ventral coloration is cream colored with yellow or white on the hindquarters. Adult males have a dark gray or black throat. Tadpoles are dark above and light colored below. Their eyes are laterally positioned and protrude beyond the margin of the head when viewed from above. The Pacific Tree Frog's cartilage located between...

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Its limbs are slender in proportion to the rest of its body and its hind feet are webbed. Interestingly, female Pacific Tree Frogs are larger than male ones.
The Pacific Tree Frog breeds in ponds, shallow vegetated wetland, wet meadows, forested swamps and ditches. The breeding season occurs from January to July, depending on the elevation. Males begin a chorus when they arriving at their breeding site. This chorus may consist of as many as 500 frogs. The Pacific Tree Frog has three distinct calls. The first is a "rib-it," "kreck-ek" or wreck used to identify and mark territories and to attract females.…

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