October 18, 2025

I am known as a Squirrel Treefrog

I like to eat spiders and termites

I'll also eat ant, beetles and crickets

But I'm small, so humans are one thing I won't bite!

Location: Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

Sources: https://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/frogs/squirreltreefrog.shtml

Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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March 25, 2024

I am known as a Squirrel Treefrog

Sometimes known as "rain frog" based on when I sing

I sing in the rain

Gene Kelly isn't to blame

I also sing when I'm in the mood for a fling.

Location: UF DeLuca Preserve 2024 Bioblitz 

Sources: https://srelherp.uga.edu/anurans/hylsqu.htm

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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May 27, 2022

I am known as a Squirrel Tree Frog

Because of the raspy call that I make

It's not unusual to hear me screech

But especially when it rains!

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://wec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/wildlife_info/frogstoads/hyla_squirella

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

November 18, 2019

Location: Location

I am a Squirrel Tree Frog
My color can be anywhere from brown to green
My call sounds a little bit like a duck
And I'm usually easier heard than seen.

Sources: Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation UF Wildlife Johnson Lab - Florida's Frogs & Toads

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

December 8, 2017

Location: Blountstown, private residence

I am a Squirrel Treefrog
I can be colored tan, brown, green, or grey.
I have big, sticky toe pads and
I'm nocturnal, you won't see me during the day.

Sources: UF Johnson Wildlife Lab - Squirrel Treefrog

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson