Arizona tree frogs spend most of the year hibernating under rocks or logs in the forest, emerging to breed and feed during the summer. Their diet consists entirely of insects. They find shelter in trees or dense grass around water where their camouflaged colors aid them in hiding from predators such as garter snakes or birds. Like all frogs and toads in Arizona, tree frogs are primarily nocturnal, although males may call on cloudy, rainy days. The breeding call of the male is a low pitched lacking sound with one to fifteen or more notes given in succession.
Females lay eggs fertilized by males which later hatch into tadpoles.
After 30-45 days, the tadpoles metamorphosize into adult frogs and are able to leave the water and go onto land. The Arizona tree frog may be possessed live or taken by legal means if the individual has an Arizona hunting license. For details see the reptile regulations published by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. State Reptile State Fish . .