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Hyla regilla - the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America

tree frog, tree toad, tree-frog - arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America

genus Hyla, Hyla - the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads

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Ribbit is the sound of a Pacific chorus frog (also called Pacific tree frog), and because that species is abundant on the West Coast, Hollywood sound technicians turned to it when they needed frog noises for movie and television soundtracks.

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"That's the Pacific Tree Frog, which lives in Hollywood.

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Ponds also provide breeding habitat for other amphibians, including the Pacific tree frog (Hyla regilla) and western toad (Bufo boreas), as well as habitat for mammals, reptiles, and birds.

Ranchers restore amphibian-friendly ponds

My tongue leapt from its lair to retrieve the errant morsel with a spurt of acceleration worthy of a Pacific tree frog.

The fundamental issue of success; PASSING THOUGHTS

Of those 10, he found that the three with the best ability to repair or resist UV-B radiation were the Pacific tree frog, the Western toad and the Cascades frog.

Ozone alert; frogs, plankton and people show effects of ozone depletion

Similar frogs are the West Coast's Pacific tree frog, the Southwest's color-changing canyon tree frog, and the South's green tree frog, squirrel tree frog, pine tree flog, and whistling tree flog.

An America-wide solar eclipse

Ponds also provide breeding habitat for other is, including the Pacific tree frog (Hyla regilla) and western toad (Bufo boreas), as well as habitat for mammals, reptiles, and birds.

Ranchers restore amphibian-friendly ponds

species, the leopard frog (Rana pipiens) and the Pacific tree frog (Hyla regilla).

Herbicides may emasculate wild males. (More Frog Trouble)