NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Squirrel Treefrog
Dryophytes squirellus (Daudin, 1800)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Squirrel tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:38:17.843365+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dryophytes squirellus (Daudin, 1800)
- Name authority
- (Daudin, 1800)
- Common name
- Squirrel Treefrog
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Dryophytes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusDryophytes Fitzinger, 1843
- speciesDryophytes squirellus (Daudin, 1800)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dryophytes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Barrens TreefrogDryophytes andersonii (Baird, 1854) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryophytes arboricola (Taylor, 1941) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bird-voiced TreefrogDryophytes avivoca (Viosca, 1928) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green TreefrogDryophytes cinereus (Schneider, 1799) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryophytes eximius (Baird, 1854) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pine Woods TreefrogDryophytes femoralis (Daudin, 1800) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barking TreefrogDryophytes gratiosus (LeConte, 1856) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryophytes japonicus (Günther, 1859) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arizona TreefrogDryophytes wrightorum (Taylor, 1939) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cope's Gray TreefrogDryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryophytes bocourti (Mocquard, 1899) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyla delitescens LeConte, 1825 LeConte, 1825 | synonym |
| Hyla goini Auffenberg, 1956 Auffenberg, 1956 | synonym |
| Hyla squirella Daudin, 1800 Daudin, 1800 | synonym |
| Auletris squirella (Daudin, 1800) (Daudin, 1800) | synonym |
| Dendrohyas squirella (Daudin, 1800) (Daudin, 1800) | synonym |
| Hyla flavigula Glass, 1946 Glass, 1946 | synonym |
| Calamita squirella (Daudin, 1800) (Daudin, 1800) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1098561 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37VNP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.