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hey

has anyone ever seen a blue tree frog?i caught what i believe could have been a blue morph of a green tree frog yesterday...it definately wasnt a normal green tree frog.. it had a little green on its head and the rest of his body was a grayish blue color... im located in mississippi if that helps... anybody have an idea of what i might have caught? i let him go so i dont have any pics

thanx

Matt

Maybe its a gray treefrog, not sure if you know what they look like, but the links to a few pictures. Gray treefrogs, can be bluish, greenish, grayish, and brownish,lol...if that helps!

Steven

K, with further looking into pictures, I have found a bluish lookin Gray treefrog. Its an Eastern Gray Treefrog, it looks bluish to me, hope it helps.What you do is look at the link, look down and you should see the bluish looking gray treefrog.

Steven

If this picture doesn't help, you can always just type in treefrogs at google.com images, maybe you'll see something.
Gray treefrogs

Mississippi has several tree frogs

Hyla versicolor
Hyla chrysocelis
Hyla avivoca
Hyla cinerea
Hyla femoralis
Hyla gratiosa
Hyla squirella

Do a search and see if any match body and markings wise. I've read that sometimes frogs can get a bluish coloring if they are a bit cold, but 1. I don't know if that applies to all and 2. I can't see it being cold enough in Miss. to cause it.

Hope this helps some.
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Heather

I agree that you're going to have to try and remember the other markings, as well as the shape, size, texture, etc. in trying to figure it out. There are pure-blue green treefrogs in the wild, although rare.

I have a blue-phased GTF. And I am looking for a couple more. And there is a picture of another in Care and Breeding of Popular Treefrogs http://www.growinglifestyle.com/prod/1882770366.html This book is not the best source for information but it does have a picture to reference against.

Hope this information helps