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tree frog
n.
Any of various small arboreal frogs of the family Hylidae having long toes terminating in adhesive disks. Also called tree toad.

tree frog
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any arboreal frog of the family Hylidae, chiefly of SE Asia, Australia, and America. They are strong jumpers and have long toes ending in adhesive discs, which assist in climbing
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other arboreal frogs of different families
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Noun1.tree frog - arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toetree frog - arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
family Hylidae, Hylidae - the amphibian family of tree frogs
Hyla crucifer, spring peeper - a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring
Hyla regilla, Pacific tree toad - the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America
canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor - a small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexico
chameleon tree frog - a form of tree toad
cricket frog - either of two frogs with a clicking call
chorus frog - any of several small North American frogs having a loud call
lowland burrowing treefrog, northern casque-headed frog, Pternohyla fodiens - terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest
2.tree frog - any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toestree frog - any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species


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However, speculations have been made that the species may compete with native Hylid treefrogs where syntopic (Meshaka et al.
 
 
 
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