This is a gray tree frog. It is a master of camouflage. I caught it as it sat on my front porch railing. It must have thought it was hidden like it usually is.
I put this little tree frog inside a glass fishbowl in order to photograph it showing the beautiful yellow/orange colored undersides of its legs and feet. The yellow/orange colors are completely concealed when it sits motionless on the trunk of a tree. The wood-like design of the gray tree frog makes it virtually invisible to see right out in the open on a tree.
This frog's suction cup toes let it cling to surfaces such as glass, stems of wildflowers and tree leaves.
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