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Also Known As	treefrog • tree toad

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Costa Rican flying tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli).

A bright yellow-green polka-dot treefrog (Hypsiboas punctatus) with large eyes sits on a broad leaf, facing the camera against a dark background.

A European tree frog, Hyla arborea, clings to a vertical grass stem against a smooth green background.

Watch a tree frog lay eggs, and see through a glass frog's skin to glimpse its inner anatomy

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