Hallowell's tree frog

Hallowell's tree frog (Hyla hallowellii) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.

Hallowell's tree frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Hyla
Species:	H. hallowellii
Binomial name
Hyla hallowellii Thompson, 1912

Etymology

The specific name, hallowellii, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Hallowell.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Hyla hallowelii is endemic to Japan.^[1]

The natural habitats of H. halowellii are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, irrigated land, canals, and ditches.^[1]