How to Use tree frog in a Sentence

tree frog

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  • The species in question is called Cope's gray tree frog.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 20 Aug. 2013
  • This is ideal habitat for tree frogs, and some of the species hiding in the foliage are found nowhere else in the world.
    — Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2016
  • Most of them were tree frogs, which accounted for seven of the nine frogs found alive.
    — Marie Fazio, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • The red-eyed tree frog, as its name implies, has some pretty striking orbs.
    — Ernie Mastroianni, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2017
  • More in the mood for a tree frog, a hermit crab and a deadly battle of leopard vs. steenbok?
    — CNN, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Cuban tree frogs have bulging eyes and large toe pads and can range in color from almost white to a dark brownish green.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
  • For instance, birds and tree frogs must adjust their twitters and chirps just to be heard above the din of rush hour traffic.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 9 July 2018
  • While the genital-less wasps tried to bite their tree frog assailants, all 17 were devoured.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Spring peepers are a type of tree frog, are about an inch in length, and are known for their distinctive croaking, which helps the frogs to find a mate.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Lucky hikers might even spot a Pacific tree frog, especially near the small pond at the start of the trail.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
  • The group learned about tree frogs, mole salamanders, African bullfrogs, and more during the session.
    — Michael Walsh, Courant Community, 23 Apr. 2018
  • There is also a species of tree frog, a dung beetle and a genus of dinosaurs named after the character.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 13 June 2024
  • But while most tree frogs are on the prowl for night-flying insects, one species is after the sugary nectar in the flowers.
    — Asher Elbein, Scientific American, 6 May 2023
  • On rainy nights on the verdant coastal plains outside Rio de Janeiro, groups of tree frogs sometimes gather around the pearly white flowers of the milk fruit tree.
    — Asher Elbein, Scientific American, 6 May 2023
  • For all those years the Pacific tree frog has given us their great evening and morning chorus.
    — oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Even the tadpoles of Cuban tree frogs compete with the tadpoles of native frogs, making the species an even stronger invasive threat.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • Spring peepers, wood frogs, gray tree frogs, and other amphibians head to these vernal pools and call out for mates.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The mating calls of male Panama cross-banded tree frogs are synchronized to confuse bats and midges.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Wood frogs, spring peepers and grey tree frogs can be heard in many parks, as well, though the noisy anurans grow quiet as humans approach.
    — cleveland, 27 Mar. 2020
  • In the mountainous forests of New Guinea, scientists have described a new kind of tree frog whose males sport a single, fleshy spike on their nose.
    — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 7 June 2019
  • In future research, Lee and Bee hope to explore whether these findings hold for other species besides the green tree frog.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2021
  • And another one just joined the ranks: the polka-dot tree frog, Hypsiboas punctatus.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Mar. 2017
  • An example was done on tree frogs exposed to traffic noise for a period of days.
    — Angela Chen, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2018
  • The simplest way to identify a Cuban tree frog is by its toe pads, which are larger than those of native tree frogs, the wildlife commission said.
    — Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
  • Rolls-Royce said that the colors were inspired by nature, including a tree frog and the flower from an evergreen tree.
    — Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Harry was not scheduled to visit the market, and was instead unveiling a plaque at a forest site home to species such as the Fiji tree frog.
    — Kirsty Wigglesworth, The Seattle Times, 24 Oct. 2018
  • As the largest tree frog to step its sticky toes on the trees and shrubs of North America, these 2-to-6-inch frogs consume a wide variety of foods, including native tree frogs.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • In the 1970s, researchers were perplexed by the rapid, unexplained deaths of tree frogs and other amphibians in the cloud forests of Central America.
    — Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 10 May 2018
  • This is the first time a blue color mutation has been recorded in the magnificent tree frog, according to AWC.
    — Jack Guy, CNN, 11 July 2024
  • Just a couple of inches long, this tiny tree frog gets its name for the translucent skin that showcases its internal organs.
    — Holly Barker, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2022

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