TREE-FROGS
Tree-frogs are found in Europe, North
and South America, New Guinea, North Africa, and warm parts of Asia. They have
small sticky dics on the tops of their fingers and toes which help them cling
to the branches of trees. The best-known European tree-frog is less than two
inches long. Its Latin name is Hyla
arborea. Its colour is usually bright green. But tree-frogs can change
colour even as you watch them.
They can become yellow, brown or black. In North
America there are two main types of tree-frog. One is called the spring peeper.
It has a shrill piping voice. The other one is known as Hyla versicolor. Versicolor is a Latin word meaning “various
colour”. This frog can be grey, green or brown. It has a loud croaking voice.
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