Tree Frog! Oh No!

I posted this just a little while ago on Facebook:

"You won't believe what I just had to do! My 13 year old calico cat just chased a tree frog up the wall! I kept wondering for the past 15 minutes why she was being so determined to get behind the couch and then caught her trying to scale the wall behind the couch! I flicked her tail like I've always done to get her down, but she wanted right back up... so I turned on a brighter lamp and saw it! Only as big as maybe a nickel, but tried to pick up the photo to take it out... nope! Jumped onto hubbys hat... tried to carry it out on that... nope! Jumped again! So (very brave of me here!) I gently grabbed it and ... oh gosh! ... took it to the door and dumped it out. It stuck to my hand!!!!!!!!! OMG! I shook my hand a few times and it jumped off! Cute looking frog kind of lime green with red around the eyes and if I remember correctly, red on the toes too. But I'm more of a girly-girl than I thought! Washed my hands right away... not sure what the sticky stuff is made of! Can't believe I was so creeped out to touch a frog! Really... I raised 2 kids who love that stuff! "

So you had to know that this would be eventually be the basis for one of my blog posts too, right?  Here is a photo of this tiny, harmless little tree frog.  So what was my problem?  Not sure, just a girl is what my son would say.  So I needed to learn some details! To begin with, it seems all I find about this little thing is that it lives in very warm climates, so I'm wondering why did I find one in central Minnesota?  More research needed! I may have found the only answer I will get in the very last paragraph.

Cute little thing!  Mine looked just like this!

Buzzle says:

Tree frogs are types of amphibians that are arboreal in nature or spend most of their lives on trees. They are found on the ground only when they need to mate.  Tree frogs, also known as tree toads, inhabit temperate and tropical regions that have tall trees or dense shrubs. A variety of tree frogs are found in different regions of the world, though they are mainly found in the forests of the New World countries.

Tree frogs belong to the family of frogs known as hylidae. They are easily recognizable by their vivid, bright green color with shades of gray and brown that help them camouflage themselves. They are around three inches long, have adhesive discs on the tip of their toes (that help them climb tall trees), and have webbed hands and feet. Their color and size also depends on the climate and temperature of the region that they belong to.  Read more

Here is what Britannica had to say:  

"tree frog, also spelled treefrog, also called tree toad,  any typically arboreal frog belonging to one of several families of the order Anura. Of these, the hylid, or “true,” tree frogs from the family Hylidae are the most numerous. Hylids are usually slender, less than 10 cm (4 inches) in length, and long-legged, and they possess enlarged adhesive disks on the tips of the fingers and toes that aid in climbing. They often possess jewel-like eyes that glint with flecks of gold or copper. Their lustrous skin varies widely in color and commonly has a metallic sheen."

National Geographic says: 

• Being green helps the red-eyed tree frog blend in with tree leaves. This keeps it hidden from both the insects it eats and the predators that want to eat it. When one of these tree frogs sits still on a green leaf, legs tucked in and eyes shut, it is practically invisible.
• Red-eyed tree frogs are nocturnal, or active at night. During the day they rest. 
• They are carnivores and eat mainly insects. 
• Fish, dragonflies, and water beetles prey on tadpoles belonging to the red-eyed tree frog family.
• Sometimes the red-eyed tree frog is known as the red-eyed leaf frog.
• Predators of red-eyed tree frogs include snakes, bats, spiders, and birds.  
• The red-eyed tree frog's scientific name is Agalychnis callidryas. "Callidryas" comes from the Greek words that mean beautiful tree nymph.
• The scientific name for the tree frog family is Hylidae. 
• Tree frogs, like all frogs, are amphibians. 
• Average life span is 5 years.

Wikipedia:

Red-eyed tree frogs are insectivores that eat crickets, moths, flies, and other insects. For tadpoles, fruit flies and pinhead crickets are the meals of choice.

E-how gave some info, but nothing about my lime-green tree frog.  But, I am guessing that mine is included in the 11 species mentioned.

"Minnesota has a wide range of natural habitats including plenty of wetlands that are suitable for a variety of frog species. The state is home to two main groups, true and tree frogs. True frogs are recognized by long legs, narrow waists and smooth skin. The tree frogs are generally smaller than true frogs and are distinctive in having toe pads to help climb trees. Eleven different species live in the state, spread between these two groups. Read more "

Just added!  All About Frogs
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