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Dryophytes femoralis (Daudin, 1800)
Pinewoods Treefrog
Synonym(s): Hyla femoralis Bosc, 1800
Florida native
Found in sandhills, pine flatwoods, mixed pine & oak forests and cypress swamps in much of Florida except for the Everglades and the Keys. The range extends through the southeastern coastal plain from Louisiana into Virginia, plus some isolated central Alabama locations.
Usually 2.5-4cm (1 to 1-1/2 in.) long and highly variable in color. The body may be tan, gray, green or brown and sometimes marked with various dark blotches or bands. The face often has markings resembling a bandit mask. The normally hidden parts of the thighs have distinctive spots that vary from whitish-yellow to orange. Treefrogs have large sticky toepads.
Dryophytes femoralis is a member of the Hylidae - True tree frogs family.
Other species of the Dryophytes genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Dryophytes cinereus - GREEN TREEFROG
iNaturalist profile for this species
For more information on this species, visit the following link:
Florida's Frogs at IFAS page for this species
Date record last modified: Feb 16, 2026
