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The European tree frog (Hyla arborea) is a small frog that can grow 5 centimeters in size at most. It is the only member of the wide-spread tropical tree frog family that's indigenous to Mainland Europe. Characteristic are the discs on the frog's feet which it uses to climb trees and hedges. The European tree frog also has a stripe on its flank that reaches from its nostrils to it's backside.

Historically, tree frogs were used as barometers because they'd respond to approaching rain by quacking.

Appearance

Both males and females animals reach sizes up to 45 millimeters, sometimes even 50, though that's rare. The smooth, shining, usually leaf-green top side and the white-yellowish to grey lower surface are separate by a black line against the green, which forms a loop at the hips. The head is rounded, the lip drops strongly, the pupil is horizontally elliptically and the eardrum clearly recognizable.

Literature (selection)

BLAB, J., P. BRUEGGEMANN & H. SOUR (1991): Animals in the civilization landscape. Part II: Space integration and biotope use with reptiles and amphibians in the Drachenfelser Laendchen, 94 S.

CLAUSNITZER C & H-J. of CLAUSNITZER (1984): First results of a resettlement of the laubfrosches Hyla arborea (LINNAEUS, 1758) in the district Celle (Lower Saxony). (Salientia: Hylidae). Salamandra 20(1): 50-55.

CLAUSNITZER H-J. (1986): To the ecology and nutrition of the laubfrosches Hyla A. arborea (Linnaeus 1758) in the summer habitat (Salientia: Hylidae). Salamandra 22: 162-172.

CLAUSNITZER H.-J & F. BERNINGHAUSEN (1991): Results of many years of two renaturalizations of the laubfrosches with suggestions on the protection of species. Nature and landscape 6.

COMES, P. (1987): Qualitative and quantitative inventory collection of cross toad (Bufo calamita) and laubfrosch (Hyla arborea) in the upper Rhine level between Loerrach and Kehl. - Beih.Veroeff. Nature protection landscape conservation bath Wuertt. 41: 343-378.

DIERKING U. (1980): The laubfrosch - an endangered animal species in Schleswig-Holstein. Farmer sheet/land sheet 34/130(31): 3719-3720.

EIBL EIBESFELD, J. (1952): Comparative attitude studies at Anuren: 1. To the mating biology of the laubfrosches. - Z Tierpsychol. 9: 382-395.

VIOLONIST, A. (Hrsg.) (1995): The laubfrosch (Hyla arborea L.) - ecology and protection of species. - Mertensiella 6: Bonn, 200 S.

GLANDT, D. (2004): The laubfrosch - a king looks for his realm. Supplement of the magazine for Feldherpetologie 8, 128 S. Laurenti publishing house.

MORE GUENTHER, R. (1995): Spreading and habitats of the laubfrosches (Hyla arborea L.) in the Lands of the Federal Republic Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxonia-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Thuringia and Saxonia. In: VIOLONIST, A. (Hrsg.): The laubfrosch (Hyla arborea L.) - ecology and protection of species. - Mertensiella 6: 117-125.

MORE GUENTHER, R (HRSG.) (1996): The amphibians and reptiles of Germany, Gustav Fischer publishing house Jena, 825 S.

JEDICKE, E. (1993): The amphibians of Hessen. Ulmer publishing house Stuttgart, 152 S.

MANZKE And & R. PODLOUCKY (1995): The laubfrosch Hyla arborea L in Lower Saxony and Bremen - spreading, habitat, inventory situation. In: VIOLONIST, A. (Hrsg.) (1995): The laubfrosch (Hyla arborea) - ecology and protection of species. - Mertensiella 6: 57-72.

CUTTER, H. (1967): Calls and call behavior of the laubfrosches, Hyla arborea arborea (L). Magazine for see Physiol. 57: 174-189.

CUTTER, H. (1971): The controlling of the daily beginning of call with the laubfrosch, Hyla arborea arborea (L). - Oecologia 8: 310-320.

TESTER, U. (1990): Artenschuetzeri relevant aspects for the ecology of the laubfrosches (Hyla arborea). - Inauguraldissertation (Univ. Basel), 291 S.

TESTER, And & CHR. FLORY (1995): To the meaning of the biotope group with the protection of the laubfrosches (Hyla arborea L). In: Violonist, A. (Hrsg.): The laubfrosch (Hyla arborea) - ecology and protection of species. - Mertensiella 6: 27-39.

THIELCKE, G. (1987): Occurrence, requirements to the Laichgewaesser and protection of laubfrosch (Hyla arborea) and cross toad (Bufo calamita) in the district Konstanz. - Beih. Veroeff. Nature protection Landschaftspfl. Bath Wuertt. 41: 379-398.

Reference

Dutch Wikipedia article.
German Wikipedia article.

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-The '''European tree frog''' (''Hyla arborea'') is a small frog that can grow 5 [[centimeter]]s in size at most. It is the only member of the wide-spread tropical tree frog family that's [[indigenous]] to [[Europe]] (with the exception of the [[United Kingdom]]). Characteristic are the discs on the frog's feet which it uses to climb trees and hedges. The European tree frog also has a stripe on its flank that reaches from its nostrils to it's backside.
+The '''European tree frog''' (''Hyla arborea'') is a small frog that can grow 5 [[centimeter]]s in size at most. It is the only member of the wide-spread tropical tree frog family that's [[indigenous]] to [[Mainland Europe]]. Characteristic are the discs on the frog's feet which it uses to climb trees and hedges. The European tree frog also has a stripe on its flank that reaches from its nostrils to it's backside.
 Historically, tree frogs were used as [[barometer]]s because they'd respond to approaching [[rain]] by quacking.