PINE BARRENS TREE FROG Hyla andersoni (Baird) 



Order: SALIENTIA Family: HYLIDAE 



Distinguishing characteristics : A small frog with expanded toe disks; lavender stripes 

 bordered by white on a green ground color. 



Present distribution : Pine barrens area of southern New Jersey; Cumberland, Sampson, 

 Richmond, Moore and Bladen Counties in North Carolina; may also occur in Georgia. 



Former distribution : Same . 



Status : A very uncommon species probably approaching the precarious stage . 



Estimated numbers : No information available . 



Breeding rate in the wild : Once a year, with eggs deposited in late spring. Tadpoles 

 reach maturity in the same year . 



Reasons for decline : The areas in southern New Jersey inhabited by this frog are 

 undergoing rapid development for housing and industry . Manipulation of lake levels 

 for recreation purposes makes the habitat unsuitable for the species. If plans for 

 utilization of a large part of the pine barrens for a jet airport are completed, there will 

 be practically no habitat left for this frog at all . 



Protective measures taken to date : None . 



Measures proposed : The establishment of a Wildlife Monument in the pine barrens of 

 New Jersey would benefit not only this species of amphibian, but also several other 

 amphibians and reptiles feeling the encroachment of civilization on the east coast. 



Number in captivity : Probably very few , and those only by private collectors . The 

 species is very difficult to maintain in captivity. 



Breeding potential in captivity : Unknown, but probably almost nil. 



References : 



Bullard, A.J. 1965. Herpetologica, 21:154-155. 



Conant, R. (pers . comm.). 



Noble. G. K. andR. C. 1923. Zoologica, 2. 



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