English > tree toad: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America. |
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Synonyms | tree frog, tree-frog |
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Member of | Hylidae, family Hylidae | The amphibian family of tree ... / tree frogs |
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Narrower | Pacific tree toad, Hyla regilla | The most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America |
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canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor | A small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water |
chameleon tree frog | A form of tree toad |
chorus frog | Any of several small North American frogs having a loud call |
cricket frog | Either of two frogs with a clicking call |
lowland burrowing treefrog, northern casque-headed frog, Pternohyla fodiens | terrestrial / terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests / forests having very hard upper surface of head |
spring peeper, Hyla crucifer | A small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring |
Broader | frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian | Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping |
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