Please identify this frog

[louis]

hi everyone,

i hope everyone is well. apologize for not being here that often. nothing to talk about.

i was having dinner on my porch tonight when i heard this croak from behind me, scared the daylights out of me.

this little guy was sitting on the back of the chair. he had to climb a flight of stairs to get on the porch.

i have never seen this type, anyone have any idea what kind he /she is. he never moved while i was taking his photo.

louis

[PondmaninAL]

Looks like a toad to me.

[Missa]

Looks like a tree frog .... prob maybe a gray tree frog.

Did it have suction cup like toes?

[Sean]

It's wearing Desert Camo
Must be a sand frog

Cheers,
Sean

[water_sprite]

Definitely a tree frog!

Cute aren't they?

[Julles]

I was gonna say toad, but when you said he climbed up the steps, that makes me think tree frog. 

Try this site.  http://zipcodezoo.com/default.asp   You put in your Zip Code, and it knows what critters live near you.  It has descriptions, photos, and audio clips of calls.

[louis]

thanks for all your help. i did research this morning and i find that he is a gray tree frog. i thought tree frogs were small and green, however this guy is about 3 inches long.  i looked for him this morning and he has gone on to other places. maybe he felt safe and spent the night. you have to feel blessed when nature trusts you and pays  you a visit and keeps you company while you have dinner.

gotta love nature.

louis

[LeeAnne151]

I think Joyce has posted pictures of gray tree frogs before. He is cute!

[tranquility]

We have a small colony of them that live in the gh....and you should see all the treefrog taddies in my grow-out pool right now....I see just as many taddies as I do koi 
Lawanna

[turtlemike]

Tree frogs are toads aren't they?

[turtlemike]

Grey Tree Frog.