Blackboard Tree vs Palmer's Treefrog

Alstonia scholaris compared with Hyloscirtus palmeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackboard Tree Palmer's Treefrog
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family Apocynaceae Hylidae
Genus Alstonia Hyloscirtus
Species Alstonia scholaris Hyloscirtus palmeri

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Palmer's Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackboard Tree Palmer's Treefrog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Palmer's Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Palmer's Treefrog

No description available.

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