TITLE:
Changes in Tree Frog (Hyla savignyi) Coloration in Unstable Habitats at the Southern Border of Its Distribution
AUTHORS:
Gad Degani
KEYWORDS:
Tree Frog, Hyla savignyi, Colors, Genetic Marker, Winter, Summer, Habitats
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Animal Sciences,
Vol.12 No.1,
December
9,
2021
ABSTRACT: This
study examined the relationship between tree frog (Hyla savignyi) coloring
and its different seasonal habitats at the southern border of its distribution.
The results show that tree frog color is affected by the dominant colors in its
habitat, which vary seasonally, especially between winter and summer. Tree frog
colors were various shades of green, white, brown, and black. No genetic marker
was found to characterize the color. The ability of a small frog to infer its
own time with the help of color changes occurring in the habitat on the
southern border of its distribution, which are relatively broad, gives this
species an advantage.