Question

Hyla is commonly called as
A. Midwife toad
B. Tree frog
C. Mud puppy
D. Tiger salamander

Answer 1

Hint: Hyla belongs to the family Hylidae. Hyla is an arboreal animal. It spends a major portion of its life over the trees. Amphibians have various common names.

Complete answer: Midwife toad – The Alytes is known as the Midwife toad. It belongs to the order Anura, which contains all toads and frogs. It is called so because of its unique characteristic, regarding parental care. The males of the Alytes are known to show parental care instead of the females. They coil their eggs around the thighs. Due to this the name Midwife.
Tree frog – The Hyla is known as the Tree frog. It belongs to the order Anura. Hyla is an arboreal animal. It spends most of its lifetime dwelling on trees or high-rising vegetation. It descends on the ground only for mating and spawning. When the tadpole larva metamorphosizes into the adult, it climbs on trees to live on it. But some species build nests of foams on trees and they do not leave them at all.
Mud puppy – The Necturus is known as the Mud puppy. It belongs to the order Urodela, the creatures of which have tails and legs both present. They belong to the genus of aquatic salamanders. They are known as mudpuppies because of their dark brown and rusty color like mud.
Tiger salamander – The Ambystoma is known as the Tiger salamander. It belongs to the order Urodela. They are called so because they have stripes like tigers on their body. They have markings of varying colors. These markings range from brownish to greenish-yellow, and black to dark brown. Thus, Hyla is commonly called the Tree frog.
Hence, the correct answer is option (B)

Note: The reason for Hyla to become arboreal is due to the presence of the predators on the land. This is an evolutionary adaptation. To prevent their predation on land, the Hyla turned arboreal and started dwelling on the trees.