Tree Frogs (Hylidae)

This group gathers Amphibians subcategory members belonging to, or popularly known by the common name of, the tree frogs, a mostly arboreal group centered on the family Hylidae, equipped with enlarged, adhesive toe pads that let them cling to leaves, bark and glass alike. It spans familiar North American species such as the spring peeper and gray treefrog, the red-eyed tree frog of Central American rainforests, one of the most recognizable amphibians in the world for its vivid green body, orange feet and startling red eyes, the Australian green tree frog, commonly kept in captivity for its docile temperament, and the common coqui, a small, loudly calling Puerto Rican species whose own family, Eleutherodactylidae, sits outside Hylidae proper but which is popularly known and gathered here as a tree frog all the same. Most members breed in temporary or still water and many use a bag-like vocal sac to produce calls that carry over long distances on humid nights.