Hi! Help me ID this cute little frog, please!

[Radiantsearodent]

Hi!

I have kept whites tree frogs for a long time now, so I am fairly familiar with my local species (Central Texas) but this one has me stumped. I cant find it on any online lists for my area. A few weeks ago we laid down a St Augustine lawn and have been watering it like crazy. Thats whats probably attracted him. that and we also have chickens and a big box turtle pen with lots of leaf piles full of bugs, worms and stuff.




Thanks for looking! I put him in a shady out of the way area under a tree, under a broken flowerpot with a shallow dish of water nearby. I hope he sticks around!

[Radiantsearodent]

I think it looks the most like a Masked Tree Frog. But from what I'v read they are a Central American species. How unusual is it for tree frogs to show up out of their range? I know with this global economy its possible for animals to unknowingly travel allover the world.

Come to think of it- I purchased and planted a few caladiums the day before I found him. He first hopped up when I was watering them. He could of been hiding under one of the leaves at the nursery and hitched a ride home in my trunk I guess.