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Baja California treefrog

Pseudacris hypochondriaca · Frogs and toads · Amphibians

Baja California treefrog (Pseudacris hypochondriaca): Small treefrog, 19-50 mm snout-vent length, with small toe pads. Dorsal colour varies (green, reddish, tan, gray, brown or black) but typically green or brown; usually a dark eye stripe that rarely extends beyond the shoulder. This profile does not establish whether taking it is legal anywhere.

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Scientific name
Pseudacris hypochondriaca
Family
Hylidae
In North America
Native
Range
Under the Recuero et al. (2006) arrangement, from southern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah (possibly extirpated) and western Arizona south to southern Baja California; Recuero et al. did not give distributional details.
Biology

How to identify it

Small treefrog, 19-50 mm snout-vent length, with small toe pads. [1][2]

Dorsal colour varies (green, reddish, tan, gray, brown or black) but typically green or brown; usually a dark eye stripe that rarely extends beyond the shoulder. [1][2]

Versus the California treefrog: dark eye stripe more often present, green more common, toe pads smaller and less conspicuous. [1][2]

Call is a loud two-part 'kreck-ek'; shorter, lower and less musical than the California treefrog's call. [1][2]

No distinct morphological criteria separate it from the Pacific treefrog. [1][2]

Compared with the california treefrog: Larger toe pads and usually no dark eye stripe. [1][2]

Compared with the pacific treefrog: Not separable by morphology; range and genetics are used. [1][2]

Species it is confused with

Check these before deciding what you are looking at. If you are not certain what it is, do not shoot.

Field notes

  • Identification Confirm a baja california treefrog before you act. Compared with the california treefrog: Larger toe pads and usually no dark eye stripe.[1][2]
Regulatory handoff

Limited legal take

Legal take of this species exists only under narrow conditions — a quota, a draw, a permit, a small area, or animals released or held on private land — set by the authorities below. Nowhere else is a legal opportunity implied, and Hunt shows one only where a certified rule establishes it.

Where legal take is listed

Being listed is not an open season. Seasons, zones, licences, methods and limits decide whether this animal may be taken on a given day and place — check Hunt or the authority before you go. Listings read 2026-09-30.

Geospatial intelligence

Where it is found

Under the Recuero et al. (2006) arrangement, from southern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah (possibly extirpated) and western Arizona south to southern Baja California; Recuero et al. did not give distributional details.

Biology

Sources

Every claim above is attributed to one of these published sources.

  1. NatureServe · reviewed 2026-09-30

    NatureServe

  2. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · reviewed 2026-09-30

    USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database