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- Courtesy of USGS
- California's tree frog, Hyla cadaverina
These frogs were first described by John White, hence the common name, White’s. The tree part of their name comes from their preferred habitat, tree canopies. White’s tree frogs are also known as the dumpy tree frogs, green tree frogs, giant green frogs (Florida), and Australian green tree frogs. They are described as quiet, very gentle, laidback animals that, unlike most of their relatives, are not into jumping. They are popular exotic pets world-wide.
Facts and Features
- Geographic Distribution
Native: southern New Guinea, Indonesia, and widely distributed in Australia, especially in the north and east. Introduced: Florida and New Zealand
- Amazing Facts
Like humans, White's tree frogs get obese if overfed. They deposit fat layers over the top of the head and body that give these frogs a dumpy appearance, the source of one of their common names, dumpy frog.
- At the Aquarium
Our frogs were donated to us by the Tennessee Ripley’s Aquarium. Their habitat is in the Tropical Pacific Gallery. They are fed crickets and worms.
