Cool Facts About The Canyon Treefrog
- The Canyon Treefrog is a rather small frog with an average length somewhere around 5 centimetres (2 inches)
- As the name suggests, this frog spends much of its time climbing around on the rocks (What?!? Did you think I was going to say ‘trees’?). As such, they have large (well compared to their body size) , sticky foot pads to help with their climbing adventures
- Sure this may come as a surprise but the Canyon Treefrog is often found in ….wait for it….canyons! Actually, they can be found anywhere from the borders of a desert all the way into the breath-taking mountainous regions.
From Deserts to Mountains
If you have a strong desire to see one of the beautiful frogs close up (and why wouldn’t you?) then you may want to take a quick trip to the southern United States (especially Arizona and New Mexico) and/or certain areas in Mexico. Once you get there, you will need to wait until the evenings as these little frogs will often head to the shoreline to enjoy the warm summer breeze. As you can imagine for a frog living near the desert, they are not a big fan of the incredibly hot, desert sun. As such, during the day, the Canyon Treefrog will head into the protected rock crevices to kick back, relax and stay cool. Interestingly enough, it is not uncommon to find several of these frogs sharing the same rock crevice – it is nice when animals share their home with others.
The Call of Love
What I find most surprising about the Canyon Treefrog is just how loud they get. For such a small frog, these little guys have been known to produce some loud shrills. A few reports have indicated it sounded as if the frog was inside of a tin can, while making their call. I can only assume this means it has an echoing, tin-like squeal to it? Whatever it sounds like, you will probably hear them during the spring and early part of the summer when they are looking for love. That’s right, these frogs rely heavily on their tin-can sound to attract the perfect mate. I guess if you are a female Canyon Treefrog, there is nothing better than a male serenading you on a warm, summer evening.
