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Mediterranean tree frog
Hyla meridionalis MHNT Fronton.jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
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Synonyms
  • Hyla arborea var. meridionalis (Boettger, 1874)
  • Hyla perezii (Boscá, 1880)
  • Hyla viridis var. meridionalis (Boettger, 1883)
  • Hyla barytonus (Herón-Royer, 1884)
  • Hyla arborea var. meridionalis (Schreiber, 1912)
  • Hyla africana (Ahl, 1924)
  • Hyla meridionalis (Chaplin, 1950)
  • Hyla (Hyla) meridionalis (Fouquette and Dubois, 2014)

The Mediterranean tree frog or stripeless tree frog (Hyla meridionalis) is a frog from Africa and Europe. It lives in parts of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, France and Italy where there is plenty of water in the air.

The female frog lays eggs on groups of plants near the edge of a body of water. The tadpoles hatch after eight to ten days. The very largest tadpoles grow to 5.5 cm long. They become frogs after three or four months. The frogs eat insects and insect-like animals, for example spiders.


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  • Hyla meridionalis MHNT Fronton

    Rest position - Haute-Garonne France

See also

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