Meet the American Green Tree Frog — A small but brightly colored species native to the marshy conditions of the North American Southeast (IUCN Red List, 2020). American Green Tree prefer to reside in places within these forests called "canopy gaps," where sunlight is let in though the forest on to the floor (Horn et. al, 2005). These frogs can be found in damp areas among the forest and are not shy of a stream or river. During breeding season, the male frogs omit a croaking sound scientifically called "choruses" to help attract a mate to breed with (Hobel and Christine, 2016.)

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Feeding Habits and Nutritional Ecology Classification

Interestingly enough, American Green Tree Frogs are carnivores, and more specifically insectivores, but it has been revealed that often times wild Green Tree Frogs accidentally ingest vegetation matter during the foraging process . These frogs often hunt for insects, relying on protein sources such as beetles, spiders and flies (Thigpen and Trauth, 2016). This is only reflective of the eating habits of these frogs as adults, as during the tadpole stage, they rely on algae and pond matter for nutrients. In a study by Thomas A. Jenssen that examined feeding habits of tadpoles, it was discovered that tadpoles are continuous feeders (1967). As tadpoles mature in to the American Green Tree Frog, they become discontinuous feeders, needing to hunt for food sources regularly .

Digestive Anatomy and Anatomical Classification

The American Green Tree Frog, like most other species of frogs, only have teeth on their top jaw (Dell'amore, 2011). As seen in the diagram to the left, frogs are monogastric creatures that do not ruminate on their food. As noted in the video below and the diagram to the left, prey will enter the mouth of the frog and down the esophagus, where it digested in the stomach. Remains then pass through the small and large intestines before. Frogs do not have an anal canal, but rather a cloaca, one opening where feces and urine passes though as well as where reproductive processes happen.

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