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Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825)
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 gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) is a species of small arboreal frog in the family Hylidae. The species is native to much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
It is sometimes referred to as the eastern gray treefrog, northern gray treefrog, common gray treefrog, or tetraploid gray treefrog to distinguish it from its more southern, genetically distinct relative, Cope's gray treefrog.
Wikipedia contributors, Gray treefrog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:23.845512+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825)
- Name authority
- (LeConte, 1825)
- Common name
- Gray 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 versicolor (LeConte, 1825)
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 |
| 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 |
| Dryophytes euphorbiaceus (Günther, 1858) | 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 phaeocrypta phaeocrypta Cope, 1889 Cope, 1889 | synonym |
| Hyla versicolor phaeocrypta Cope, 1889 Cope, 1889 | synonym |
| Hyla versicolor versicolor LeConte, 1825 LeConte, 1825 | synonym |
| Dendrohyas versicolor (LeConte, 1825) (LeConte, 1825) | synonym |
| Hyla verrucosa (Cope, 1877) (Cope, 1877) | synonym |
| Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825 LeConte, 1825 | synonym |
| Hyla richardii Baird, 1854 Baird, 1854 | 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=1095495 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:37VNR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.